Karwa Chauth 2074
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)05:52
- Moonrise · Kashi20:08City-specific moonrise coming soon
- Fasting window (tithi)13:24 → 2074-10-09 · 15:48
- Parana (tithi ends)15:482074-10-09
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 2074
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2074
- Vasant Panchami — 1 February 2074
- Maha Shivaratri — 24 February 2074
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 2074
- Holi — 14 March 2074
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 28 March 2074
- Ram Navami — 6 April 2074
- Akshaya Tritiya — 29 April 2074
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 2074
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 2074
- Nag Panchami — 29 July 2074
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 2074
- Krishna Janmashtami — 14 August 2074
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 2074
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 2074
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 2074
- Pitru Paksha begins — 6 September 2074
- Sharad Navratri begins — 21 September 2074
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 2074
- Maha Navami — 29 September 2074
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 2074
- Dhanteras — 18 October 2074
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 2074
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 2074
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 2074
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 2074
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 3 November 2074
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 3 November 2074
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