Ahoi Ashtami 2037
Mothers fast for their children, breaking it at star-rise.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:05
- Sunset17:17
- Fasting window (tithi)2037-10-31 · 15:10 → 13:58
- Parana (tithi ends)13:58
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 2037
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2037
- Vasant Panchami — 21 January 2037
- Maha Shivaratri — 13 February 2037
- Holika Dahan — 1 March 2037
- Holi — 2 March 2037
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 17 March 2037
- Ram Navami — 25 March 2037
- Akshaya Tritiya — 18 April 2037
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 14 July 2037
- Guru Purnima — 27 July 2037
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 2037
- Raksha Bandhan — 25 August 2037
- Krishna Janmashtami — 2 September 2037
- Hartalika Teej — 12 September 2037
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 12 September 2037
- Anant Chaturdashi — 23 September 2037
- Pitru Paksha begins — 25 September 2037
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 2037
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 2037
- Maha Navami — 17 October 2037
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 18 October 2037
- Karwa Chauth — 27 October 2037
- Dhanteras — 5 November 2037
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 6 November 2037
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 7 November 2037
- Govardhan Puja — 8 November 2037
- Bhai Dooj — 9 November 2037
- Chhath Puja — 13 November 2037
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 22 November 2037
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 22 November 2037
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