When Moon will rise in India today? (17/18 October 2008)

Karva Chauth is a festival of married women in India. Married women observe fast for the prosperity and longevity of their husbands. It is one of the ancient festivals of India and possesses a tremendous social and cultural significance; this festival is celebrated by keeping fast and break only after seeing Moon rise, applying henna and exchange of gifts. In order to break the fast, married women wait for the Moon rise. As per the tradition, the Moon rise is considered as very auspicious on the Karva Chauth day.

Married women see the reflected image of Moon rise in platter or thali full of water they share a special feast. Today, Karva Chauth is being celebrated across the nation and all will be eager to see the Moon rise in the evening. Married women worship the Lord Chandradev (Moon God) after the Moon rise in the evening today. The Moon rise on this has very significance in India tradition, and as per astrology Moon has significant impact on our personality.

Today the time of Moon rise will be different in different places in India. But the married women across the nation worship only after they catch the glimpse of Moon rise. The following time schedule of different cities would help you to know the time of Moon rise in different cities of India. Today, most of the married women watch the Moon rise and complete their Karva Chauth in India.

Moonrise Time in Important Cities of India

Delhi - 19:35
Mumbai - 20:15
Kolkotta - 19:05
Chennai - 19:59
Bangalore - 20:11
Indore - 19:55
Amritsar - 19:35
Ahemdabad - 20:06
Agra - 19:36
Gurgaon(Haryana) - 19:37
Guwahati - 18:44
Jammu - 19:31
Haridwar - 19:28
Jaipur - 19:45
Dehradun - 19:29
Nagpur - 19:46
Patna (Bihar) - 19:10
Bhubaneswar - 19:23
Meerut - 19:32
Raipur (Chhatisgarh) - 19:37
Lucknow - 19:24
Shimla - 19:29
SriNagar (Kashmir) - 19:30
Hyderabad - 19:57
Chandigarh - 19:31
Agartala - 18:50
Jodhpur - 19:58
Nainitaal - 19:25
Varanasi - 19:21
Kullu (HP) - 19:26