Karva Chauth 2026 in Mumbai
Moonrise 9:00 PM
Thursday, 29 October 2026. In Mumbai the fast runs from sunrise at 6:37 AM to moonrise at 9:00 PM.
- Sunrise, the fast begins
- 6:37 AM
- Moonrise, the fast ends
- 9:00 PM
- Length of the fast
- 14 h 23 min
- Against New Delhi
- 43 minutes later (New Delhi 8:17 PM)
- Chaturthi begins
- 29 Oct, 1:07 AM
- Chaturthi ends
- 29 Oct, 10:10 PM
- Sunrise, the fast begins
- 6:33 AM
- Moonrise, the fast ends
- 8:15 PM
- Length of the fast
- 13 h 42 min
- Against New Delhi
- 40 minutes later (New Delhi 7:35 PM)
- Chaturthi begins
- 18 Oct, 5:52 PM
- Chaturthi ends
- 19 Oct, 4:42 PM
For Mumbai, in IST.
On the day in Mumbai
Thursday, 29 October- 1Sargi, before 6:37 AM
Sargi is the meal a mother-in-law sends or serves before dawn: fruit, dry fruits, pheniyan or mathri. It is eaten before sunrise, which in Mumbai is at 6:37 AM.
- 2The fast begins, 6:37 AM
At sunrise the nirjala vrat begins, without food or water. In the evening the women gather, dressed as suhagans, married women in their wedding finery, for the puja and the katha.
- 3Moonrise and arghya, 9:00 PM
When the moon is up, it is seen through a chhalni (sieve), then the husband, and arghya, water poured as an offering, is given to Chandra from the karva, the spouted earthen pot the day is named for. Chaturthi is still running at this moonrise in Mumbai, until 10:10 PM: that is what makes it the day.
- 4The fast is opened, after 14 h 23 min
The first sip of water, from the husband’s hand, opens the fast: 14 h 23 min in Mumbai in 2026.
- 5If clouds hide the Moon
Many families open the fast once 9:00 PM has passed, offering the arghya towards the east, where the Moon is; others wait until it shows. Both are kept; the family’s own custom decides.
The full puja vidhi, the samagri and the katha of Veeravati are on the Karva Chauth page.
Karva Chauth in Mumbai, 2026, 2027, 2028
moonrise each yearMumbai is 4.3° west of New Delhi. The sky turns a degree every four minutes, so that alone brings the Moon up about 17 minutes later. Being 9.5° farther south moves it about 26 minutes later: on Karva Chauth the Moon is far north in the sky, and it rises earlier the farther north you are. Together, 43 minutes later than New Delhi. Across the forty cities below, the Moon rises first in Guwahati (7:23 PM) and last in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram (9:08 PM).
The date, the tithi’s times and how the day is found are on the Karva Chauth page; sunrise, Rahu Kaal and choghadiya for today are on the panchang for Mumbai.
Moonrise in other cities
Karva Chauth 2026Common questions
6 questionsWhat time is moonrise on Karva Chauth 2026 in Mumbai?
9:00 PM IST on Thursday, 29 October 2026. That is the Moon’s centre reaching a clear, flat eastern horizon; behind buildings or haze it is seen a few minutes later.
When does the Karva Chauth fast begin in Mumbai?
At sunrise, 6:37 AM; the sargi, the meal eaten before dawn, comes before it. The fast is broken after moonrise at 9:00 PM, 14 h 23 min later.
Is the moonrise in Mumbai earlier or later than in Delhi?
In 2026 it is 43 minutes later than New Delhi, where the Moon rises at 8:17 PM. East of Delhi the Moon rises earlier and west of it later, and on Karva Chauth it rises later the farther south you are; the working for this city is above.
What time is moonrise on Karva Chauth 2027 in Mumbai?
8:15 PM on Monday, 18 October 2027.
What time is moonrise on Karva Chauth 2028 in Mumbai?
8:44 PM on Saturday, 7 October 2028.
Is Karva Chauth on the same date in Mumbai as in Delhi?
Yes. In 2026 it is Thursday, 29 October 2026 in both. The tithi begins and ends at the same instant everywhere; only the evening it is read in moves.
A festival is the same day for everybody. Your chart is not.
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