🪷 करवा चौथ · Karvā Chauth

Karvā Chauth Source-Anchor Spine

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Karvā Chauthlocal festival mūrti-page · Pan-Hindu/festivalsall 124 festival pages and tradition categories/2026 Hindu calendaryear-level festival occurrence aggregation from the same engine2025 occurrenceKarvā Chauth computed on Friday, 2025-10-102026 occurrenceKarvā Chauth computed on Thursday, 2026-10-292027 occurrenceKarvā Chauth computed on Tuesday, 2027-10-19BG 10.35Krishna as Mārgaśīrṣa among months and kusumākara among seasonsBG 10.30kālaḥ kalayatām aham · Krishna as Time among reckoners/jyotisha-referencetithi, nakshatra, vāra, and pañchāṅga element source layer/cosmic-timekalpa, manvantara, yuga, and annual-cycle time context/lagna-tithi-lokaMātṛ-Vidyā source layer for tithi, loka, and reader-local kṣetra/samskara-muhurtaoperational muhūrta doorway for dharmic timing decisions/bindufestival time as Bindu-touch aperture in the dharmic year/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation

📅 When is Karvā Chauth?

YearDateDay
20252025-10-10Friday
2026 (this year)2026-10-29Thursday
20272027-10-19Tuesday
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.
Associated deity: Pārvatī + Gaṇeśa + Chandra

Tradition

Tradition: Pan-Hindu

Vrata: Yes (fasting day)

Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)

{
  "tithi_number": 19,
  "tithi_paksha": "Kṛṣṇa",
  "lunar_month": "Kārtika"
}
Precedence: 2 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output