When is Karwa Chauth 2025: Know Date, Moon Rise Timings, History, Rituals, and Significance

Karwa Chauth 2025 Date and Time: Karwa Chauth falls during the Hindu month of Kartik during Krishna Paksha Chaturthi, and this year, it will fall on Friday, October 10, 2025.

By: Express Web Desk
New Delhi | Updated: September 30, 2025 06:34 AM IST

2 min read

Karwa Chauth 2025 Date: It is a celebration of marriage and involves fasting, known as the Nirjala Vrat, which does not involve food or water from sunrise until the moon is sighted in the evening. (Canva)

Karwa Chauth 2025 Date: Karwa Chauth is an auspicious Hindu festival observed in North India. It is a celebration of the love between a husband and wife, and celebrates the concept and sanctity of marriage.

Karwa Chauth is celebrated on the fourth day of the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) of the Kartik month, which is after Navratri in the Hindu calendar.

It is also known as Karak Chaturthi, with ‘Karwa’ or ‘Karak’ referring to the clay pot used to produce a water gift to the moon called ‘Argha’.

On the day, the wife fasts without food and water for the entire day in hopes of blessing her husband with a long and healthy life, and breaks it after seeing and offering to the moon.

READ | Foods to eat and avoid a day before Karwa Chauth (and what you must include in your sargi thali)

“The fasting of Karwa Chauth is strict and observed without taking any food or even a drop of water after sunrise till the sighting of the moon in the night,” Drik Panchang states.

Karwa Chauth 2025: Date and Timings

Karwa Chauth falls on the same day as Sankashti Chaturthi, a fasting day honouring Lord Ganesha, and is marked during the Hindu month of Kartik during Krishna Paksha Chaturthi.

This year, it will fall on Friday, October 10, 2025, with the auspicious Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurta being observed from 05:58 PM to 07:11 PM, with the fasting period starting early at 06:08 AM and continuing until 08:36 PM, according to drikpanchang.com.

Story continues below this ad

The moonrise on Krishna Dashami, which marks the conclusion of the Karwa Chauth fast, is expected at 08:36 PM.