Moonrise and Moonset timings hold high importance during the festivals or fasts, which are related to the worship of Soma or Moon. The term ‘Moonrise’ says about the emergence of the moon in the sky during night time. Its significance is discussed in many areas like astrology, scriptures and music and it is also believed that moonrise prevails the darkness present all over the Earth.

In the Hindu religion, Moon is believed to be equivalent to a Lord, worshipped as well and the fasts associated with it is called successful only after seeing and worshipping it. The worship and belief related to the Moon through vary as per every religion, its importance remains the same for all. In Islamic religion too, the great festivals like Eid and Ramadhan are based on the Moonrise.

Like the sunrise and sunset timings, moonrise and moonset timings also differ from place to place. So, the fasts associated with the Moonrise are broken according to the timings and varies for different places. Some of the festivals linked to Moonrise are Karvachauth, Poush Purnima, Kartik Purnima, Sharad Purnima and Sankashti Chaturthi.