Ahoi Ashtami 2048
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)06:04
- Sunset17:18
- Fasting window (tithi)2048-10-29 · 14:46 → 16:43
- Parana (tithi ends)16:43
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 2048
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2048
- Vasant Panchami — 20 January 2048
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 2048
- Holika Dahan — 29 February 2048
- Holi — 30 March 2048
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 14 April 2048
- Ram Navami — 22 April 2048
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 2048
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 2048
- Guru Purnima — 25 July 2048
- Nag Panchami — 14 August 2048
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 2048
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 2048
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 2048
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 11 September 2048
- Anant Chaturdashi — 21 September 2048
- Pitru Paksha begins — 23 September 2048
- Sharad Navratri begins — 8 October 2048
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 2048
- Maha Navami — 15 October 2048
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 2048
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 2048
- Dhanteras — 3 November 2048
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 2048
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 5 November 2048
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 2048
- Bhai Dooj — 7 November 2048
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 2048
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 2048
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 2048
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