Ahoi Ashtami 1995
Mothers fast for their children, breaking it at star-rise.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:57
- Sunset17:29
- Fasting window (tithi)1995-10-16 · 08:50 → 11:04
- Parana (tithi ends)11:04
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 1995
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1995
- Vasant Panchami — 4 February 1995
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 1995
- Holika Dahan — 16 March 1995
- Holi — 17 March 1995
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 1995
- Ram Navami — 9 April 1995
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 1995
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 1995
- Guru Purnima — 12 July 1995
- Nag Panchami — 1 August 1995
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 1995
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 1995
- Hartalika Teej — 29 August 1995
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 29 August 1995
- Anant Chaturdashi — 8 September 1995
- Pitru Paksha begins — 10 September 1995
- Sharad Navratri begins — 25 September 1995
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 1995
- Maha Navami — 2 October 1995
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 1995
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1995
- Dhanteras — 21 October 1995
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 23 October 1995
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 23 October 1995
- Govardhan Puja — 25 October 1995
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 1995
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 1995
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 1995
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 1995
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