Karwa Chauth 2025 Date, Puja Timing, and Moonrise Time This year, Karwa Chauth 2025 will be celebrated on Friday, October 10, exactly 12 days before Diwali.It is one of the most significant festivals for married Hindu women who observe a nirjala fast (without water) for the long life and prosperity of their husbands..png)
Karwa Chauth 2025 Date, Puja Timing, and Moonrise Time Karwa Chauth is one of the most sacred Hindu festivals observed by married women. On this day, women keep a nirjala fast (without food and water) and pray to Karwa Mata and Lord Shiva-Parvati for the well-being and longevity of their husbands.It falls 12 days before Diwali, making it an important pre-festival celebration across India.
Karwa Chauth 2025 Puja Vidhi
Who is Rahu?
- Karwa Chauth 2025 Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
- Festival Type: Hindu Festival for Married Women
- Main Purpose: For the long life and prosperity of husbands
- Wake up before sunrise, take a bath, and wear clean clothes.
- Pray to Lord Ganesha before beginning the fast.
- Throughout the day, avoid food and water (nirjala fast).
- In the evening, decorate the Karwa (earthen pot) and perform Karwa Mata Puja with all rituals.
- See the moon through a sieve (chalni) and offer arghya (water) to the moon.
- Break the fast after your husband offers water and prasad.
Karwa Chauth 2025 Moon Timing
- Delhi 08:13 PM
- Mumbai 08:55 PM
- Kolkata 07:42 PM
- Chennai 08:38 PM
- Dehradun 08:05 PM
- Chandigarh 08:09 PM
- Jaipur 08:23 PM
- Patna 07:48 PM
- Jammu 08:11 PM
- Gandhinagar 08:46 PM
- Ahmedabad 08:47 PM
- Shimla 08:06 PM
- Bhopal 08:26 PM
- Lucknow 08:02 PM
- Kanpur 08:06 PM
- Gorakhpur 07:52 PM
- Prayagraj 08:02 PM
- Noida 08:12 PM
- Gurugram 08:14 PM
- Haridwar 08:05 PM
- Indore 08:34 PM
- Bhubaneswar 07:58 PM
- Raipur 08:01 PM
- Flow It in a Holy River
- As per traditional belief, after the puja, the mud Karwa should be immersed in a sacred river or clean pond.
- Make sure the Karwa is not broken or damaged before immersing it.
- This act symbolizes purity and completion of the vrat.
- Place It Under a Sacred Tree
- If you cannot immerse it in water, you may place it under a holy tree such as Peepal, Neem, Banyan, or Mango.
- This is also considered auspicious and brings blessings of the divine.
- Keep It for the Next Year
- Some women prefer to keep the Karwa safely for the next year’s puja.
- If you do this, ensure it is stored in a clean, sacred, and undisturbed corner of the home.
In Vedic astrology, Rahu Kaal (also called Rahu Kalam) is considered one of the most inauspicious periods of the day. It is believed that during this time, the influence of planet Rahu, a shadow planet, becomes dominant — bringing confusion, delay, and failure in auspicious tasks.This duration occurs every day for about 90 minutes (1.5 hours) and changes according to sunrise and sunset timings.
- In astrology, Rahu is known as a shadow planet and is associated with illusion, greed, desire, and attachment.
- It does not have a physical existence like other planets but still exerts a powerful karmic and psychological impact on human life.
- Rahu is said to obstruct clarity and distort perc
- eption, leading to misjudgments and obstacles during its period — known as Rahu Kaal.