Karva Chauth 2025 falls on Thursday, October 9, 2025 in Washington. It is Kartik Krishna Paksha Chaturthi in the Hindu lunar calendar. Puja Muhurat is 6:36 PM – 9:00 PM. Sunrise is 7:13 AM and sunset 6:36 PM.
India: Oct 10, 2025
Also known as: Karwa Chauth · Karak Chaturthi · Karva Chowth
Washington timings
Date
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Thursday
Lunar date
Kartik Krishna Paksha Chaturthi
Sunrise
7:13 AM
Sunset
6:36 PM
Moonrise
8:03 PM
Moonset
10:17 AM
Shubh muhurat in Washington
Puja Muhurat6:36 PM – 9:00 PM
Moonrise (fast breaks)8:03 PM
Abhijit Muhurat12:32 PM – 1:17 PM
Rahu Kaal — avoid2:20 PM – 3:45 PM
Windows are computed for this city — the tithi decides which are valid, so they shift with your location and are not the Indian times. Abhijit and Rahu Kaal belong to the day itself rather than to the festival.
Karva Chauth is the day-long fast married women keep for their husbands, on the fourth day of the waning moon in Kartik. The fast is broken at moonrise, not at sunset — which makes the moonrise time below the single most important fact on this page.
How it is observed
Women take sargi before dawn, fast without food or water through the day, and gather in the evening for the katha. The fast breaks after the moon is sighted, traditionally through a sieve, and then the husband’s face.
Karva Chauth 2025 in Washington is on Thursday, October 9, 2025. It falls on Kartik Krishna Paksha Chaturthi.
What is the Puja Muhurat for Karva Chauth in Washington?
Puja Muhurat in Washington on Oct 9, 2025 is 6:36 PM – 9:00 PM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
Is Karva Chauth 2025 on the same day in Washington as in India?
No. Karva Chauth is on Oct 9, 2025 in Washington but Oct 10, 2025 in India. The tithi begins at one moment worldwide, and that moment lands on a different local day in each place.
What else is Karva Chauth called?
Karva Chauth is also known as Karwa Chauth, Karak Chaturthi, Karva Chowth. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.