Ahoi Ashtami 1972
Mothers fast for their children, breaking it at star-rise.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:04
- Sunset17:19
- Fasting window (tithi)1972-10-28 · 22:36 → 21:50
- Parana (tithi ends)21:50
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 1972
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1972
- Vasant Panchami — 21 January 1972
- Maha Shivaratri — 13 February 1972
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 1972
- Holi — 1 March 1972
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 16 March 1972
- Ram Navami — 23 March 1972
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 1972
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 12 July 1972
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 1972
- Nag Panchami — 14 August 1972
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 1972
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 1972
- Hartalika Teej — 10 September 1972
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 11 September 1972
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 1972
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 1972
- Sharad Navratri begins — 8 October 1972
- Durga Ashtami — 15 October 1972
- Maha Navami — 17 October 1972
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 1972
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 1972
- Dhanteras — 3 November 1972
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 4 November 1972
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 5 November 1972
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 1972
- Bhai Dooj — 8 November 1972
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 1972
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 1972
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 1972
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