Ahoi Ashtami 1912
Mothers fast for their children, breaking it at star-rise.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:07
- Sunset17:16
- Fasting window (tithi)1912-11-01 · 22:12 → 20:06
- Parana (tithi ends)20:06
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Ahoi Ashtami puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaAhoi Ashtami — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Ahoi Ashtami kept?
On the Ashtami of Krishna Paksha in Kartika, eight days before Diwali and about four days after Karwa Chauth. This year's date is shown above.
Is the fast broken at the stars or the moon?
Traditionally at the sighting of the stars (the Saptarishi cluster), with arghya offered from the karwa. In parts of Punjab and Haryana it is broken at moonrise instead, which comes much later at night.
Who keeps the Ahoi Ashtami vrat?
Mothers keep it for the long life and wellbeing of their children. Women who wish for a child also keep it, praying to Ahoi Mata, a form of Parvati as the guardian of children.
What is the silver Syau?
A small string of silver beads representing the goddess, worshipped with the Ahoi image. A bead is often added each year and the string is passed down within the family; it is kept whole.
Other major festivals in 1912
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1912
- Vasant Panchami — 24 January 1912
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 1912
- Holika Dahan — 2 March 1912
- Holi — 4 March 1912
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 19 March 1912
- Ram Navami — 27 March 1912
- Akshaya Tritiya — 20 April 1912
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 16 July 1912
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 1912
- Nag Panchami — 17 August 1912
- Raksha Bandhan — 27 August 1912
- Krishna Janmashtami — 4 September 1912
- Hartalika Teej — 13 September 1912
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 14 September 1912
- Anant Chaturdashi — 25 September 1912
- Pitru Paksha begins — 27 September 1912
- Sharad Navratri begins — 11 October 1912
- Durga Ashtami — 18 October 1912
- Maha Navami — 19 October 1912
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 20 October 1912
- Karwa Chauth — 29 October 1912
- Dhanteras — 6 November 1912
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 8 November 1912
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 8 November 1912
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 1912
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 1912
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 1912
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 24 November 1912
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 24 November 1912
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