Karwa Chauth 2019 Puja muhurat; 14-hour fasting time this year
According to astrologers, due to the addition of Rohini in Rohini Nakshatra and Moon, Markandeya and Satyabhama Yoga is being made on this Karva Chauth.
Karva Chauth 2018 moonrise: The auspicious day of Karwa Chauth has arrived and married women in north India are celebrating the day by observing a fast, which they will break after a puja in the evening following the moonrise.
Married women observe an all-day fast (without food and water) and offer water to the Moon at the end of the day to complete the rituals of Karwa Chauth or Karva Chauth.
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The festival is celebrated as a symbol of love, when women pray for long life of the husband.
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As per the Hindu lunar calendar, the festival of Karwa Chauth is observed on the fourth day after Purnima (the full moon night), which is the Krishna Paksha Chaturthi, in the month of Kartik.
Karwa Chauth Puja time
The Karwa Chauth muhurat will last for 1 hour and 17 minutes as it will begin at 05:36 pm and it will go on till 06:53 pm.
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Here is when Moon will be visible in different cities:
Delhi: 07:55 pm
Gurgaon: 07:56 pm
Noida: 07:54 pm
Chandigarh: 07:53 pm
Lucknow: 07:43 pm
Jaipur: 08:04 pm
Indore: 08:11 pm
Kolkata: 07:19 pm
Mumbai: 08:30 pm
Pune: 08:25 pm
Gandhinagar: 08:23 pm
Bengaluru: 08:18 pm
Chennai: 08:07 pm
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