Women pray in front of an idol of Hindu God Shiva on Karwa Chauth festival, in Prayagraj, India, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. Married Hindu women observe fast throughout the day and break it in the evening after looking at the moon through a sieve to seek long life for their husbands.

Karwa Chauth 2020: Muhurat and city-wise moonrise time across India

Karwa Chauth is a significant Hindu competition and this 12 months it can happen at present, November 4. The competition is noticed by married ladies, predominantly in Northern India.

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Updated: Nov 04, 2020, 20:58 IST


Women pray in entrance of an idol of Hindu God Shiva on Karwa Chauth competition, in Prayagraj, India, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. Married Hindu ladies observe quick all through the day and break it within the night after wanting on the moon via a sieve to hunt lengthy life for his or her husbands. (AP)

Karwa Chauth is a significant Hindu competition and this 12 months it can happen at present, November 4. The competition is noticed by married ladies, predominantly in Northern India. On today ladies quick from dawn until sundown, with out consuming even a drop of water, as prayer for the lengthy lives of their husbands. They dress up, apply henna, chanting prayers. In some elements of India, ladies cross round Karvas or earthen pots amongst themselves. When the moon rises, they take a look at it via a sieve or its reflection in water. They then see their husbands via the sieve, after this they provide water to the moon. Then their husbands give them water and feed them meals, breaking their quick. According to Drik Panchang, the Karwa Chauth puja muhurat is from 5:34 pm to six:52 pm, and the Karwa Chauth vrat or quick or upavasa time is from 6:35 am to eight:12 pm. On November 4, the moon will rise at 8:12 pm. The Chaurthi Tithi will begin at 3:24 am on November Four and finish at 5:14 am on November 5. Here are town smart timings for moonrise:

Citywise Moonrise Time

Delhi: 08:12 PM

Mumbai: 08:52 PM

Hyderabad: 08:32 PM

Nashik: 08:46 PM

Vishakapatanam: 08:12 PM

Nagpur: 08:22 PM

Chennai: 08:33 PM

Pune: 08:49 PM

Indore: 08:32 PM

Bengaluru: 08:44 PM

Chandigarh: 08:09 PM

Kolkata: 07:40 PM

Thiruvananthapuram: 08:56 PM

Surat: 08:47 PM

Guwahati: 07:18 PM

Ahemadabad: 08:44 PM

Jalandhar: 08:12 PM

Srinagar: 08:08 PM

Ludhiana: 08:12 PM

Varanasi: 07:56 PM

Darbhanga: 07:42 PM

Raipur: 08:11 PM

Udaipur: 08:36 PM

Jaipur: 08:22 PM

Shimla: 08:06 PM

Kanpur: 08:04 PM

Bhopal: 08:24 PM

Patna: 07:47 PM

Amritsar: 08:14 PM

Prayagraj: 08:01 PM

(Source timeanddate.com and Drik Panchang)

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