Karwa Chauth 2024: City-wise Moon Rise Time In India, Shubh Muhurat, How To Break Fast

Karwa Chauth is a significant Hindu festival celebrated by married women in the country. the festival is traditionally celebrated around 10 days before Diwali. On the day, married women abstain from food and water until the moon rises for the good health and long life of their spouses. In traditional celebrations, women gather to dress up in new outfits and pray together. The fast is broken by offering water to the moon and then eating home-cooked meals. Check out the moon rise time in Delhi, NCR, Mumbai, Patna, Lucknow and other cities today, October 20.

Karwa Chauth: Check Moon rise time today in Delhi, NCR, Mumbai and other cities

Karwa Chauth 2024 will be celebrated today October 20. Following the puja and rituals, observers can break their fast once the moon rises. Check out city-wise moon rise timings today.

Noida: 08:14 PM
Ghaziabad: 08:11 PM
Delhi: 08:15 PM
Dehradun: 07:09 PM
Kolkata: 07:46 PM
Bangalore: 07:55 PM
Chandigarh: 07:54 PM
Faridabad: 08:04 PM
Amritsar: 07:54 PM
Bhopal: 08:29 PM
Ambala: 07:55 PM
Surat: 07:40 PM
Jaipur: 07:54 PM
Lucknow: 08:05 PM
Mumbai: 08:59 PM

Karwa Chauth 2024: What is the shubh muhurat to do Karwa Chauth puja today?

As per Drik Panchang, the auspicious time for the Karwa Chauth Puja is from 5:46 PM to 7:02 PM, lasting for one hour and 16 minutes. Observes can begin their fast from sunrise at 6:25 AM. The Chaturthi tithi will remain from 06:46 am to 04:16 am on October 21.

Step by Step guide on how to break Karwa Chauth fast

Prepare the puja thali: Gather a diya, mustard oil, water and some snacks and place it on your puja thali. 
Wait for the moon: Check out the local moonrise time. Dress up in your ethnic best and wait for the moon to appear with your husband.
Worshipping the moon: Place the lit diya on your sieve and look at the moon through it. Offer water and mathri to the moon. 
Look at your spouse through the sieve: After worshipping the moon look at your husband through the sieve. 
Drink water: Once the worship is done, husbands are required to help break the fast of their wives by feeding them water and snacks. 
Seek blessings: The couple can take blessings of elders for a happy and healthy life together.
Enjoy dinner: Put your day-long hunger woes to rest by enjoying a fresh spread of home-cooked meal.