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Karaka Chaturthi
Next observed on Thursday, 29 October 2026.
When is Karaka Chaturthi in 2026?
Thursday, 29 October 2026
Counting down to Karaka Chaturthi
What Karaka Chaturthi marks
Karva Chauth or Karwa Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi 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.
Background summarised from Wikipedia — Festival celebrated by Hindu women, available under CC BY-SA.
Karaka Chaturthi dates: 2026–2031
| Year | Date | Day | Full calendar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | India 2026 | |
| 2027 | Monday | India 2027 | |
| 2028 | Saturday | India 2028 | |
| 2029 | Friday | India 2029 | |
| 2030 | Tuesday | India 2030 | |
| 2031 | Sunday | India 2031 |
Frequently asked
When is Karaka Chaturthi in 2026?
Karaka Chaturthi falls on Thursday, 29 October 2026 in India.
What day of the week is Karaka Chaturthi 2026?
Karaka Chaturthi 2026 falls on a Thursday, 29 October 2026.
When is Karaka Chaturthi in 2027?
Karaka Chaturthi falls on Monday, 18 October 2027.
Where is Karaka Chaturthi observed?
Observed particularly in Hindi Belt.
What does Karaka Chaturthi celebrate?
Festival celebrated by Hindu women. Karva Chauth or Karwa Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi 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.
Where it is observed
Karaka Chaturthi is associated primarily with Hindi Belt. Regional scope is editorial rather than official — the underlying calendar feed carries no regional data, so treat it as a guide, not a legal definition of where it is a day off.