Karwa Chauth 2055
Wives fast till moonrise on Kartika Krishna Chaturthi.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:53
- Moonrise · Kashi20:08City-specific moonrise coming soon
- Fasting window (tithi)07:05 → 2055-10-10 · 08:57
- Parana (tithi ends)08:572055-10-10
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 2055
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2055
- Vasant Panchami — 2 February 2055
- Maha Shivaratri — 24 February 2055
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 2055
- Holi — 14 March 2055
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 29 March 2055
- Ram Navami — 6 April 2055
- Akshaya Tritiya — 29 April 2055
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 2055
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 2055
- Nag Panchami — 28 July 2055
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 2055
- Krishna Janmashtami — 15 August 2055
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 2055
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 2055
- Pitru Paksha begins — 7 September 2055
- Sharad Navratri begins — 21 September 2055
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 2055
- Maha Navami — 29 September 2055
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 2055
- Dhanteras — 18 October 2055
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 2055
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 2055
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 2055
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 2055
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 4 November 2055
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 4 November 2055
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