Ahoi Ashtami 2082
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)05:55
- Sunset17:32
- Fasting window (tithi)2082-10-14 · 16:46 → 17:10
- Parana (tithi ends)17:10
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 2082
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2082
- Vasant Panchami — 3 February 2082
- Maha Shivaratri — 25 February 2082
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 2082
- Holi — 15 March 2082
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 30 March 2082
- Ram Navami — 7 April 2082
- Akshaya Tritiya — 30 April 2082
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 2082
- Guru Purnima — 10 July 2082
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 2082
- Raksha Bandhan — 8 August 2082
- Krishna Janmashtami — 16 August 2082
- Hartalika Teej — 26 August 2082
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 27 August 2082
- Anant Chaturdashi — 6 September 2082
- Pitru Paksha begins — 8 September 2082
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 2082
- Durga Ashtami — 29 September 2082
- Maha Navami — 30 September 2082
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 1 October 2082
- Karwa Chauth — 10 October 2082
- Dhanteras — 19 October 2082
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 20 October 2082
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 21 October 2082
- Govardhan Puja — 22 October 2082
- Bhai Dooj — 23 October 2082
- Chhath Puja — 27 October 2082
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 5 November 2082
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 5 November 2082
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