Ahoi Ashtami 1982
Mothers fast for their children, breaking it at star-rise.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:10
- Sunset17:13
- Fasting window (tithi)01:00 → 23:12
- Parana (tithi ends)23:12
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 1982
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1982
- Vasant Panchami — 30 January 1982
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 1982
- Holika Dahan — 9 March 1982
- Holi — 10 March 1982
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 26 March 1982
- Ram Navami — 2 April 1982
- Akshaya Tritiya — 26 April 1982
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 23 June 1982
- Guru Purnima — 6 July 1982
- Nag Panchami — 25 July 1982
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 1982
- Krishna Janmashtami — 12 August 1982
- Hartalika Teej — 21 August 1982
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 22 August 1982
- Anant Chaturdashi — 2 September 1982
- Pitru Paksha begins — 3 October 1982
- Sharad Navratri begins — 17 October 1982
- Durga Ashtami — 25 October 1982
- Maha Navami — 26 October 1982
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 27 October 1982
- Karwa Chauth — 4 November 1982
- Dhanteras — 13 November 1982
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 14 November 1982
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 15 November 1982
- Govardhan Puja — 16 November 1982
- Bhai Dooj — 17 November 1982
- Chhath Puja — 22 November 1982
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 30 November 1982
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 30 November 1982
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