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Rain clouds hide moon on Karwa Chauth in Delhi-NCR
The Story in Brief
Karwa Chauth was celebrated across India on Thursday, 29 October 2026, but rain and clouds obscured the moon in Delhi-NCR and several parts of north India. The moon was expected in Delhi between 8:16 PM and 8:18 PM. The IMD had warned of rain and thunderstorms in parts of Delhi, with red and orange alerts in some areas. Weather was also expected to worsen in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana and Punjab.
Moonrise timings varied by city: Delhi 8:17 PM, Noida and Ghaziabad 8:16 PM, Gurugram 8:18 PM, Chandigarh 8:12 PM, Lucknow 8:06 PM, Kanpur 8:05 PM, Patna 7:52 PM, Jaipur 8:28 PM, Bhopal 8:31 PM and Mumbai 9:00 PM. The moon was sighted and fasts broken in Guwahati, Assam and Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta celebrated the festival at her official residence with women and wished all married women. She said widows and single mothers have every right to celebrate. Bollywood stars including Priyanka Chopra, Anil Kapoor’s family and Hina Khan shared festivities online. In Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district jail, 27 women inmates observed the fast.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Karwa Chauth coverage focuses on how rain disrupted moon-sighting across north India, while highlighting political and celebrity participation. Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s inclusive message about widows and single mothers stands out as a policy-facing gesture. The report leaves open whether IMD alerts will affect upcoming festive dates. The varied moonrise timings across cities underscore the local nature of the weather impact. The next concrete point is that the festival concluded on Thursday evening with fasts broken after moonrise in most regions.
Source: aajtak.in
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