Karwa Chauth 2025 Date in India: Karwa Chauth is an auspicious Hindu festival celebrated in northern India. It honours the concept and sacredness of marriage while also celebrating the love between a husband and wife. Karwa Chauth is observed on the fourth day of the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) of the Kartik month, which follows Navratri in the Hindu calendar. It is also known as Karak Chaturthi, with 'Karwa' or 'Karak' alluding to the clay pot used to make a water gift for the moon called 'Argha'. 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. Karwa Chauth is celebrated on the same day as Sankashti Chaturthi, a fasting day dedicated to Lord Ganesha, and is observed during the Hindu month of Kartik during Krishna Paksha Chaturthi. This year, it will fall on Friday, October 10, 2025. According to drikpanchang.com, this year's Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurta will take place from 05:58 PM to 07:11 PM, with the fasting period beginning at 06:08 AM and lasting until 08:36 PM. The moonrise on Krishna Dashami, which marks the end of the Karwa Chauth fast, is predicted around 08:36 PM. "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 elaborates. On this day, the wife fasts without food or water for the entire day in the hopes of blessing her husband with a long and healthy life and then breaks it after sighting and giving to the moon. The festival of Karwa Chauth symbolises a wife's devotion and love for her husband.
