Ahoi Ashtami 1931
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)01:22 → 1931-11-04 · 00:15
- Parana (tithi ends)00:151931-11-04
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 1931
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1931
- Vasant Panchami — 24 January 1931
- Maha Shivaratri — 15 February 1931
- Holika Dahan — 3 March 1931
- Holi — 5 March 1931
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 20 March 1931
- Ram Navami — 28 March 1931
- Akshaya Tritiya — 20 April 1931
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 17 July 1931
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 1931
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 1931
- Raksha Bandhan — 28 August 1931
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 1931
- Hartalika Teej — 14 September 1931
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 1931
- Anant Chaturdashi — 25 September 1931
- Pitru Paksha begins — 27 September 1931
- Sharad Navratri begins — 12 October 1931
- Durga Ashtami — 18 October 1931
- Maha Navami — 19 October 1931
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 20 October 1931
- Karwa Chauth — 30 October 1931
- Dhanteras — 7 November 1931
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 9 November 1931
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 9 November 1931
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 1931
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 1931
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 1931
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 25 November 1931
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 25 November 1931
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