Ahoi Ashtami 2067
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)06:03
- Sunset17:19
- Fasting window (tithi)2067-10-29 · 17:33 → 19:57
- Parana (tithi ends)19:57
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 2067
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2067
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 2067
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 2067
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 2067
- Holi — 31 March 2067
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 14 April 2067
- Ram Navami — 22 April 2067
- Akshaya Tritiya — 16 May 2067
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 2067
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 2067
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 2067
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 2067
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 2067
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 2067
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 12 September 2067
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 2067
- Pitru Paksha begins — 23 September 2067
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 2067
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 2067
- Maha Navami — 17 October 2067
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 2067
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 2067
- Dhanteras — 4 November 2067
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 2067
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 6 November 2067
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 2067
- Bhai Dooj — 8 November 2067
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 2067
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 2067
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 2067
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