Ahoi Ashtami 1935
Mothers fast for their children, breaking it at star-rise.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:58
- Sunset17:27
- Fasting window (tithi)1935-10-18 · 22:30 → 23:57
- Parana (tithi ends)23:57
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 1935
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1935
- Vasant Panchami — 7 February 1935
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 1935
- Holika Dahan — 19 March 1935
- Holi — 21 March 1935
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 4 April 1935
- Ram Navami — 12 April 1935
- Akshaya Tritiya — 5 May 1935
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 2 July 1935
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 1935
- Nag Panchami — 4 August 1935
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 1935
- Krishna Janmashtami — 20 August 1935
- Hartalika Teej — 1 September 1935
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 1935
- Anant Chaturdashi — 11 September 1935
- Pitru Paksha begins — 13 September 1935
- Sharad Navratri begins — 28 September 1935
- Durga Ashtami — 6 October 1935
- Maha Navami — 6 October 1935
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 1935
- Karwa Chauth — 15 October 1935
- Dhanteras — 24 October 1935
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 26 October 1935
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 26 October 1935
- Govardhan Puja — 28 October 1935
- Bhai Dooj — 29 October 1935
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 1935
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 10 November 1935
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 10 November 1935
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