Ahoi Ashtami 1994
Mothers fast for their children, breaking it at star-rise.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:03
- Sunset17:20
- Fasting window (tithi)1994-10-27 · 09:56 → 10:33
- Parana (tithi ends)10:33
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 1994
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1994
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 1994
- Maha Shivaratri — 10 March 1994
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 1994
- Holi — 28 March 1994
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 12 April 1994
- Ram Navami — 20 April 1994
- Akshaya Tritiya — 13 May 1994
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 10 July 1994
- Guru Purnima — 22 July 1994
- Nag Panchami — 11 August 1994
- Raksha Bandhan — 21 August 1994
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 1994
- Hartalika Teej — 8 September 1994
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 9 September 1994
- Anant Chaturdashi — 18 September 1994
- Pitru Paksha begins — 20 September 1994
- Sharad Navratri begins — 6 October 1994
- Durga Ashtami — 12 October 1994
- Maha Navami — 13 October 1994
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 13 October 1994
- Karwa Chauth — 23 October 1994
- Dhanteras — 1 November 1994
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 2 November 1994
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 3 November 1994
- Govardhan Puja — 4 November 1994
- Bhai Dooj — 5 November 1994
- Chhath Puja — 8 November 1994
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 1994
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 1994
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