Karwa Chauth 1991
Wives fast till moonrise on Kartika Krishna Chaturthi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:01
- Moonrise · Kashi19:52City-specific moonrise coming soon
- Fasting window (tithi)10:38 → 1991-10-27 · 08:17
- Parana (tithi ends)08:171991-10-27
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Karwa Chauth puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaKarwa Chauth — Frequently Asked Questions
When exactly is the Karwa Chauth fast broken?
Only after the moon has actually been sighted — not at a fixed clock time. Moonrise on Kartika Krishna Chaturthi differs by city, typically falling somewhere in the evening rather than at a standard hour.
Why is the moon viewed through a sieve?
The moon is seen through the sieve, and the husband is then seen through the same sieve immediately after, in the same light. Custom holds it also softens the direct gaze at the Chaturthi moon.
Can the fast be kept with water?
The traditional form is nirjala, without water. Those who are pregnant, unwell or elderly commonly keep a phalahar fast with fruit and water instead, which is accepted.
Other major festivals in 1991
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1991
- Vasant Panchami — 21 January 1991
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 1991
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 1991
- Holi — 1 March 1991
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 17 March 1991
- Ram Navami — 24 March 1991
- Akshaya Tritiya — 16 May 1991
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 1991
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 1991
- Nag Panchami — 14 August 1991
- Raksha Bandhan — 25 August 1991
- Krishna Janmashtami — 1 September 1991
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 1991
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 11 September 1991
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 1991
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 1991
- Sharad Navratri begins — 8 October 1991
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 1991
- Maha Navami — 17 October 1991
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 18 October 1991
- Dhanteras — 3 November 1991
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 1991
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 5 November 1991
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 1991
- Bhai Dooj — 8 November 1991
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 1991
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 21 November 1991
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 21 November 1991
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