When Is Karwa Chauth 2026?

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Karwa Chauth falls on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 20:26 UTC — 59 days from now.

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Karwa Chauth 2026 falls on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 20:26 UTC. Live countdown, dates through 2028, and how the date is determined.

Karva Chauth or Karwa Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi (Sanskrit: करकचतुर्थी, romanized: Karakachaturthī) is a Hindu festival celebrated by Hindu women of Northern India, Western India and Nepal in October or November on the Bikram Sambat 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 (Krishna Paksha). Karwa Chauth falls on the fourth day after the full moon in Kartika.

Karwa Chauth falls on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 20:26 UTC. The countdown above updates live, so you always see exactly how many days, hours, and minutes are left.

Karwa Chauth dates by year

Year	Date
2026	Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 20:26 UTC	in 59 days
2027	Monday, October 18, 2027 at 20:27 UTC	in 414 days
2028	Friday, October 6, 2028 at 20:28 UTC	in 768 days

Dates can vary by a day between regions and traditions.

Why does the date move?

Hindu festivals follow the panchang, a lunisolar calendar in which most festivals are tied to a particular lunar day (tithi) of a particular month. Because lunar months drift against the solar year and a leap month is periodically inserted, the Gregorian date of each festival moves within a few weeks from year to year — and regional traditions can observe the same festival a day apart.