Ahoi Ashtami 1940
Mothers fast for their children, breaking it at star-rise.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:01
- Sunset17:22
- Fasting window (tithi)1940-10-23 · 23:56 → 23:14
- Parana (tithi ends)23:14
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 1940
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1940
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 1940
- Maha Shivaratri — 7 March 1940
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 1940
- Holi — 24 March 1940
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 8 April 1940
- Ram Navami — 16 April 1940
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 1940
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 1940
- Guru Purnima — 19 July 1940
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 1940
- Raksha Bandhan — 17 August 1940
- Krishna Janmashtami — 25 August 1940
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 1940
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 1940
- Anant Chaturdashi — 15 September 1940
- Pitru Paksha begins — 17 September 1940
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 1940
- Durga Ashtami — 8 October 1940
- Maha Navami — 9 October 1940
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 10 October 1940
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 1940
- Dhanteras — 28 October 1940
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 30 October 1940
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 1940
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 1940
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 1940
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 1940
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 14 November 1940
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 14 November 1940
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