Karwa Chauth 2001
Wives fast till moonrise on Kartika Krishna Chaturthi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:07
- Moonrise · Kashi19:45City-specific moonrise coming soon
- Fasting window (tithi)11:20 → 2001-11-05 · 10:40
- Parana (tithi ends)10:402001-11-05
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 2001
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2001
- Vasant Panchami — 29 January 2001
- Maha Shivaratri — 21 February 2001
- Holika Dahan — 9 March 2001
- Holi — 10 March 2001
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 26 March 2001
- Ram Navami — 2 April 2001
- Akshaya Tritiya — 26 April 2001
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 23 June 2001
- Guru Purnima — 5 July 2001
- Nag Panchami — 25 July 2001
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 2001
- Krishna Janmashtami — 12 August 2001
- Hartalika Teej — 21 August 2001
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 22 August 2001
- Anant Chaturdashi — 1 September 2001
- Pitru Paksha begins — 3 October 2001
- Sharad Navratri begins — 17 October 2001
- Durga Ashtami — 24 October 2001
- Maha Navami — 25 October 2001
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 26 October 2001
- Dhanteras — 12 November 2001
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 14 November 2001
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 14 November 2001
- Govardhan Puja — 16 November 2001
- Bhai Dooj — 17 November 2001
- Chhath Puja — 21 November 2001
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 30 November 2001
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 30 November 2001
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