Festival calendar
Karva Chauth 2018
the fast breaks at moonrise, so the date follows the evening - Kartika Krishna 4 in the purnimanta reckoning
| Dated by | pradosh (dusk) |
|---|---|
| Lunar month (ending at new moon, amanta) | Ashwina |
| Lunar month (ending at full moon, purnimanta) | Kartika |
| Where it is kept | north India |
Why this date
Ashwina Krishna Chaturthi runs from 27 Oct 2018 18:38 to 28 Oct 2018 16:54 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
The festival is kept on the first day on which this tithi is running at pradosh (dusk). Here is that moment on the day before, the day itself and the day after:
- 27 Oct 2018 · pradosh (dusk) at 18:27: the tithi had not begun
- 28 Oct 2018 · pradosh (dusk) at 18:26: the tithi was already over
- 29 Oct 2018 · pradosh (dusk) at 18:25: the tithi was already over
This year the tithi was running at no pradosh (dusk), so the festival goes on the day it was running at sunrise.
About Karva Chauth
Karva Chauth is a day-long fast kept by married Hindu women, mainly in northern India. Traditionally, they pray for their husbands' long life and good health.
Before sunrise, women eat a meal called sargi, often sent or made by the mother-in-law. Then they traditionally take no food or water until the Moon is seen at night.
Before the fast ends, women gather for prayers, and an older woman tells the story of Karva Chauth.
Karva means a clay pot with a spout, and such a pot is used in the rituals.
When the Moon rises, a woman often looks at it through a sieve, then at her husband. He gives her water or something sweet to end the fast.
One legend tells of Veeravati, the only sister of seven brothers, who tricked her into thinking the Moon had risen, so she broke her fast and her husband died. The story says that when she kept the fast again, he came back to life.
Dates and times are for Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Another town can differ by a day when a tithi changes close to sunrise. You can change the place above.
Also in this lunar month
- Sharad Navaratri begins · 10 Oct 2018
- Durga Ashtami · 17 Oct 2018
- Maha Navami · 17 Oct 2018
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 19 Oct 2018
- Sharad Purnima · 24 Oct 2018
- Ahoi Ashtami · 31 Oct 2018
- Dhanteras · 05 Nov 2018
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 06 Nov 2018
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 07 Nov 2018