Ahoi Ashtami 1970
Mothers fast for their children, breaking it at star-rise.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:59
- Sunset17:24
- Fasting window (tithi)1970-10-21 · 19:21 → 21:22
- Parana (tithi ends)21:22
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 1970
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1970
- Vasant Panchami — 10 February 1970
- Maha Shivaratri — 6 March 1970
- Holika Dahan — 22 March 1970
- Holi — 24 March 1970
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 7 April 1970
- Ram Navami — 14 April 1970
- Akshaya Tritiya — 8 May 1970
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 5 July 1970
- Guru Purnima — 18 July 1970
- Nag Panchami — 7 August 1970
- Raksha Bandhan — 17 August 1970
- Krishna Janmashtami — 23 August 1970
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 1970
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 4 September 1970
- Anant Chaturdashi — 14 September 1970
- Pitru Paksha begins — 16 September 1970
- Sharad Navratri begins — 1 October 1970
- Durga Ashtami — 8 October 1970
- Maha Navami — 9 October 1970
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 10 October 1970
- Karwa Chauth — 17 October 1970
- Dhanteras — 27 October 1970
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 29 October 1970
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 29 October 1970
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 1970
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 1970
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 1970
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 13 November 1970
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 13 November 1970
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