Kartik Krishna Ashtami (Purnimanta)

Ahoi Ashtami 2027

Moonrise in Delhi
11:36 PM
Friday, 22 October 2027
Tithi begins: Fri 22 Oct, 11:56 AM · Tithi ends: Sat 23 Oct, 10:00 AM

Moonrise in major cities

Friday, 22 October 2027 · All times in IST

CityMoonrise
Delhi11:36 PM
Mumbai12:13 AM
Bengaluru12:04 AM
Kolkata11:02 PM
Chennai11:53 PM
Hyderabad11:53 PM
Ahmedabad12:07 AM
Pune12:10 AM
Jaipur11:46 PM
Lucknow11:24 PM
Surat12:09 AM
Kanpur11:28 PM
Nagpur11:43 PM
Indore11:54 PM
Bhopal11:46 PM
Patna11:09 PM
Vadodara12:06 AM
Ghaziabad11:35 PM
Ludhiana11:37 PM
Agra11:36 PM
Nashik12:08 AM
Faridabad11:36 PM
Meerut11:34 PM
Rajkot12:16 AM
Varanasi11:19 PM
Srinagar11:34 PM
Amritsar11:40 PM
Prayagraj11:24 PM
Ranchi11:13 PM
Jodhpur11:59 PM
Raipur11:33 PM
Gwalior11:37 PM
Chandigarh11:34 PM
Guwahati10:41 PM
Kota11:49 PM
Jabalpur11:36 PM
Gurugram11:38 PM
Noida11:36 PM
Dehradun11:29 PM
Bhubaneswar11:17 PM
Visakhapatnam11:32 PM
Coimbatore12:10 AM
Madurai12:07 AM
Kochi12:15 AM
Thiruvananthapuram12:14 AM
Vijayawada11:45 PM
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad)12:01 AM
Udaipur11:59 PM
Ajmer11:52 PM
Bikaner11:54 PM
Bareilly11:28 PM
Aligarh11:34 PM
Moradabad11:29 PM
Gorakhpur11:14 PM
Jammu11:37 PM
Shimla11:31 PM
Haridwar11:30 PM
Ujjain11:53 PM
Jalandhar11:37 PM
Panipat11:36 PM

About this festival

Ahoi Ashtami is a fast kept by mothers for the well-being of their children, about four days after Karva Chauth. The fast is broken after sighting the stars in the evening, or after moonrise, which comes late at night on this day.

How it is observed

  • Draw or place an image of Ahoi Mata and perform puja in the evening.
  • Offer arghya to the stars after sunset, or to the moon after moonrise.

All dates

DateNotes
Sunday, 1 November 2026Ashtami: Sun 1 Nov, 2:52 PM → Mon 2 Nov, 1:11 PM
Friday, 22 October 2027Ashtami: Fri 22 Oct, 11:56 AM → Sat 23 Oct, 10:00 AM

Questions people ask

Why is the moonrise so late on Ahoi Ashtami?

Eight days after the full moon the moon rises close to midnight, which is why many women break the fast after seeing the stars instead.

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