Ahoi Ashtami 1962
Mothers fast for their children, breaking it at star-rise.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:58
- Sunset17:26
- Fasting window (tithi)02:01 → 1962-10-21 · 02:45
- Parana (tithi ends)02:451962-10-21
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 1962
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1962
- Vasant Panchami — 9 February 1962
- Maha Shivaratri — 4 March 1962
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 1962
- Holi — 22 March 1962
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 1962
- Ram Navami — 13 April 1962
- Akshaya Tritiya — 6 May 1962
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 1962
- Guru Purnima — 17 July 1962
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 1962
- Raksha Bandhan — 15 August 1962
- Krishna Janmashtami — 22 August 1962
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 1962
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 3 September 1962
- Anant Chaturdashi — 13 September 1962
- Pitru Paksha begins — 15 September 1962
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 1962
- Durga Ashtami — 7 October 1962
- Maha Navami — 8 October 1962
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 8 October 1962
- Karwa Chauth — 16 October 1962
- Dhanteras — 25 October 1962
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 1962
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 28 October 1962
- Govardhan Puja — 29 October 1962
- Bhai Dooj — 30 October 1962
- Chhath Puja — 3 November 1962
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 11 November 1962
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 11 November 1962
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