Ahoi Ashtami 1920
Mothers fast for their children, breaking it at star-rise.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:07
- Sunset17:15
- Fasting window (tithi)02:02 → 1920-11-04 · 00:05
- Parana (tithi ends)00:051920-11-04
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 1920
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1920
- Vasant Panchami — 26 January 1920
- Maha Shivaratri — 18 February 1920
- Holika Dahan — 4 March 1920
- Holi — 5 March 1920
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 21 March 1920
- Ram Navami — 28 March 1920
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 1920
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 18 June 1920
- Guru Purnima — 1 July 1920
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 1920
- Raksha Bandhan — 29 August 1920
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 1920
- Hartalika Teej — 15 September 1920
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 1920
- Anant Chaturdashi — 27 September 1920
- Pitru Paksha begins — 29 September 1920
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 1920
- Durga Ashtami — 20 October 1920
- Maha Navami — 21 October 1920
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 22 October 1920
- Karwa Chauth — 30 October 1920
- Dhanteras — 8 November 1920
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 9 November 1920
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 10 November 1920
- Govardhan Puja — 11 November 1920
- Bhai Dooj — 12 November 1920
- Chhath Puja — 17 November 1920
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 26 November 1920
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 26 November 1920
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