Ahoi Ashtami 2047
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)05:54
- Sunset17:34
- Fasting window (tithi)2047-10-11 · 21:10 → 22:22
- Parana (tithi ends)22:22
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 2047
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2047
- Vasant Panchami — 31 January 2047
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 2047
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 2047
- Holi — 12 March 2047
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 27 March 2047
- Ram Navami — 4 April 2047
- Akshaya Tritiya — 28 April 2047
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 25 June 2047
- Guru Purnima — 7 July 2047
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 2047
- Raksha Bandhan — 5 August 2047
- Krishna Janmashtami — 13 August 2047
- Hartalika Teej — 24 August 2047
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 2047
- Anant Chaturdashi — 3 September 2047
- Pitru Paksha begins — 5 September 2047
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 2047
- Durga Ashtami — 26 September 2047
- Maha Navami — 27 September 2047
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 28 September 2047
- Karwa Chauth — 7 October 2047
- Dhanteras — 16 October 2047
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 18 October 2047
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 2047
- Govardhan Puja — 19 October 2047
- Bhai Dooj — 20 October 2047
- Chhath Puja — 24 October 2047
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2 November 2047
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 2 November 2047
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