Karwa Chauth 1994
Wives fast till moonrise on Kartika Krishna Chaturthi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:00
- Moonrise · Kashi19:54City-specific moonrise coming soon
- Fasting window (tithi)01:34 → 1994-10-24 · 04:13
- Parana (tithi ends)04:131994-10-24
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 1994
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1994
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 1994
- Maha Shivaratri — 10 March 1994
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 1994
- Holi — 28 March 1994
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 12 April 1994
- Ram Navami — 20 April 1994
- Akshaya Tritiya — 13 May 1994
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 10 July 1994
- Guru Purnima — 22 July 1994
- Nag Panchami — 11 August 1994
- Raksha Bandhan — 21 August 1994
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 1994
- Hartalika Teej — 8 September 1994
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 9 September 1994
- Anant Chaturdashi — 18 September 1994
- Pitru Paksha begins — 20 September 1994
- Sharad Navratri begins — 6 October 1994
- Durga Ashtami — 12 October 1994
- Maha Navami — 13 October 1994
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 13 October 1994
- Dhanteras — 1 November 1994
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 2 November 1994
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 3 November 1994
- Govardhan Puja — 4 November 1994
- Bhai Dooj — 5 November 1994
- Chhath Puja — 8 November 1994
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 1994
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 1994
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