Karva Chauth 2026 in San Francisco falls on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Puja window (pradosh) is 6:15 PM to 7:51 PM PDT. In India it is observed on October 29, 2026.
Karva Chauth 2026 timings for San Francisco
Date in San FranciscoWednesday, October 28, 2026
Tithi — Kartika Krishna Chauth (moonrise vrat)begins Oct 28, 12:37 PM ends Oct 29, 9:41 AM
Puja window (pradosh)6:15 PM – 7:51 PM
Time zonePDT · San Francisco
Important if you are coordinating with family in India:
Karva Chauth falls on October 28, 2026 in San Francisco, but on October 29, 2026 in India.
Hindu observances are tied to the tithi at your local sunrise (or to a local moment such as sunset or midnight),
so the calendar date legitimately shifts by a day across time zones. Both are correct for their own location.
What Karva Chauth means
Religious significance
Married women fast from sunrise until moonrise for the long life of their husbands, recalling Savitri’s devotion and the vrat of Veervati. The evening puja tells the Karva Chauth katha with an earthen karva (pot), and the fast breaks only after offering arghya to the risen moon.
Cultural significance
A beloved North Indian festival — sargi from the mother-in-law before dawn, mehndi and finery through the day, and the iconic moment of viewing the moon (and then the husband) through a sieve. Increasingly, husbands fast alongside.
Good to know
The fast opens at moonrise, not at the puja — check your local moonrise time (typically 8–9 pm). Baya gifts are sent to the mother-in-law; many women also observe the similar Ahoi Ashtami four days later for their children.