Karva Chauth 2027
Karva Chauth 2027 is on Monday, 18 October 2027. The tithi runs from 17:51, 18 October 2027 to 16:42, 19 October 2027.
Karva Chauth 2027 date in major cities
| City | Date | Karva Chauth puja (evening) |
|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | Monday, 18 October 2027 | — |
| Mumbai | Monday, 18 October 2027 | — |
| Ahmedabad | Monday, 18 October 2027 | — |
| Kolkata | Monday, 18 October 2027 | — |
| Chennai | Monday, 18 October 2027 | — |
| Bengaluru | Monday, 18 October 2027 | — |
| Hyderabad | Monday, 18 October 2027 | — |
| Varanasi | Monday, 18 October 2027 | — |
About Karva Chauth
Karva Chauth or Karwa Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi is a Hindu festival celebrated by Hindu women of Northern India, Western India and Nepal in October or November on the Vikram Samvat month of Kartika. Like many Hindu festivals, Karva Chauth is based on a lunisolar variant of the Hindu Calendars. The festival falls on the fourth day of the waning phase of the moon. On Karva Chauth women observe a fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands.
Origins
Karva is another word for 'pot' and chauth means 'fourth' in Sanskrit. In Sanskrit scriptures, the festival is referred to as Karaka Chaturthi, karaka meaning an earthen water pitcher and chaturthi denoting the fourth day of the lunar Hindu month. Karva Chauth is mostly celebrated in Northern India. Military campaigns were often conducted by Rajput men in far off places whereby Rajput men would leave their wives and children at home to go off to the war. Their wives would often pray for their safe return. The festival also coincides with the wheat-sowing time. Big earthen pots in which wheat is stored are sometimes called karvas, so the fast may have begun as a prayer for a good harvest in this predominantly wheat-eating Northwestern region. Another story about the origin of this festival relates to the bond of feminine friendship.
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Questions people ask
When is Karva Chauth in 2027?
Karva Chauth is on Monday, 18 October 2027 (New Delhi). In some regions the date can be a day apart; see the table above for your city.
Why is Karva Chauth celebrated?
Karva Chauth or Karwa Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi is a Hindu festival celebrated by Hindu women of Northern India, Western India and Nepal in October or November on the Vikram Samvat month of Kartika. Like many Hindu festivals, Karva Chauth is based on a lunisolar variant of the Hindu Calendars.
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Updated: 2026-10-18 · Calculated for the place shown, with Lahiri ayanamsha. How we calculate