Karwa Chauth 2024: The Nirjala fast and the Karwa Chauth festival were celebrated by Hindu women across the nation on Sunday, October 20 th. In this day women do not eat or drink anything until the appearance of the moon in the sky to ask for the long life of their husbands. • The pictures are coming in from all over India as the women get henna done on their hands, buy beautiful clothes, sieves, bangles for the festival.
•Katrina Kaif, Kiara Advani, Rakul Preet Singh, Parineeti Chopra, Priyanka Chopra are also likely to fast and tweet pictures with their husbands later in the evening after the moon-sighting.
•On the occasion of Karwa Chauth, married women make a practice of ‘nirjala fast’ or abstaining from food and water, and the Moon has special significance with regard to fasting. Female can eat once they sight the ‘Moon’.
•After observing the Moon from an open basket bare breasted women offer Arghaya to the Moon and then break the fast eating a morsel and drinking a drop of water from their husbands hands.
It is a special day that they devote praying to their husbands for long life and good health. When evening begins, the people become impatient for the moon to appear, primarily indicating the end of the fast.
The time to know about the moon rise timings in the city is when Karwa Chauth is being celebrated. It not only assists in determining how the day would be organised properly but also makes the festival more enjoyable.
Every city has its own practices which include the kind of decorations used, their traditional dresses, the kind of food they take when the moon is sighted. As the day unfolds the Indian woman from all the four corners of the country eagerly waits for the emerging of the moon so that she can break her fast in the name of love and commitment she has for her husband.
What is the significance of Moon sighting in Karwa Chauth fast?
Sighting of the moon has great importance during the celebration of Karwa Chauth. Here are several key aspects that highlight its importance:
Completion of the Fast
This fast begins at dawn and continues up to the period in the evening until the moon is sighted. The mooning is a sign of the termination of this difficult fast and the women can take meal after the moon is sighted while being accompanied by their families. Also feelings of anticipation and joy are discovered during this moment.
Symbol of Devotion
Moon sighting is really a symbol of loyalty and affection from the married women towards their husbands. Now fasting and waiting for the moon is devotion and willingness to make a sacrifice they are willing to offer for their partners. It strengthens the feeling of love and attached feelings into their marital relationship.
It has cultural and religious importance as well.
There are many people all over the world where the moon represents beauty, peacefulness, or divinity. Seeing the moon on Karwa Chauth is believed to be lucky as the women pray to the gods, especially Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati for a happy married life.
Karwa Chauth Moon Timings Live: Chandrodaya Time Today
According to Drikpanchang, the moonrise time today in India is estimated to be at 7:54 PM, however, this can also change depending with the particular station. Because of this there is a difference in moon rise time depending on the geographical location of the city in question. For example, cities in the northern region would be able to view the moon at the local time a bit before other regions of the south or west.
One must verify the correct moonrise timings applicable to the particular city as such difference occurs that can affect the traditional timings which women following the Karwa Chauth fast will be able to open their fasts after moonrise sighted.
