Ahoi Ashtami 1919
Mothers fast for their children, breaking it at star-rise.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:56
- Sunset17:29
- Fasting window (tithi)1919-10-15 · 23:13 → 21:50
- Parana (tithi ends)21:50
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 1919
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1919
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 1919
- Maha Shivaratri — 28 February 1919
- Holika Dahan — 16 March 1919
- Holi — 17 March 1919
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 1919
- Ram Navami — 8 April 1919
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 1919
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 1919
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 1919
- Nag Panchami — 1 August 1919
- Raksha Bandhan — 11 August 1919
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 1919
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 1919
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 29 August 1919
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 1919
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 1919
- Sharad Navratri begins — 25 September 1919
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 1919
- Maha Navami — 3 October 1919
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 4 October 1919
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1919
- Dhanteras — 21 October 1919
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 1919
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 23 October 1919
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 1919
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 1919
- Chhath Puja — 30 October 1919
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 1919
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 1919
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