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In Sanatan Dharma and Hindu culture, the fasts of Karwa Chauth and Ahoi Ashtami are considered to have great religious, cultural and family importance. According to the calendar, with the arrival of autumn, the series of festivals starts with the beginning of Kartik month. Married women keep a strict Nirjala fast of Karva Chauth for the long life, good health and unbroken good fortune of their husbands, while mothers keep the fast of Ahoi Ashtami to wish for the protection, happiness, prosperity and bright future of their children. Every year, there is a lot of curiosity in the minds of the devotees about the exact date of both these holy festivals, the time of moonrise, the time of stars coming out and the auspicious time of worship. Let us know in detail about the exact dates and times of these two important fasts based on the calculations of the Panchang.
#1 Correct date of Karva Chauth fast, moonrise and auspicious time of worship
The fast of Karva Chauth, celebrated on the Chaturthi date of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month, is going to be very special for married women this year. According to the Panchang, this time the fast of Karva Chauth is falling in the middle of October. On this day, women keep fast without food and water for the whole day and in the evening worship Maa Karva, Lord Shiva, Mata Parvati, Kartikeya and Ganesh ji as per the rituals. After the puja, the fast is broken by looking at the moon through a sieve at night and seeing the face of one’s husband and offering water to him. The time of moonrise varies in different cities, but generally you are likely to see the moon between 8:00 pm and 8:45 pm. The best evening time for puja will be between 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm, in which mothers can listen to the katha.
#1 Ahoi Ashtami fast date and time of stars coming out
Mothers observe the fast of Ahoi Ashtami, which comes exactly three or four days after Karva Chauth, for the happy life of their children. In this fast celebrated on Ashtami Tithi of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month, mothers keep fast for the whole day and take food and water only after seeing the stars or the moon in the sky during Pradosh period. This year the fast of Ahoi Ashtami is also falling in the last week of October. On this day, mothers draw a picture of Ahoi Mata on the wall and worship her with roli, rice and milk-bhaat. The time of emergence of stars is very important in this fast. In the evening, after sunset, the fast is broken by offering Arghya to the stars as soon as they appear in the sky. Generally, on the day of Ahoi Ashtami, the time of emergence of stars is between 6:15 pm to 7:00 pm, after which the mothers consume water.
#1 Worship material and traditional rituals of Karva Chauth and Ahoi Ashtami
In both these fasts, the puja thali has special importance. Karva (earthen or metal urn), strainer, lamp, roli, akshat, incense sticks, suhaag items (bindiya, bangles, vermilion, mahwar) and sweets are kept in the plate of Karva Chauth. Whereas in the worship of Ahoi Ashtami, silver Ahoi (also known as Syahu) garland, new cooked food, Puri, Halwa and Seenk or water chestnut are used for worship. The tradition of listening to the story of Karva Chauth and Ahoi Mata from the elderly women of the house or the storyteller during the puja has been going on for centuries. In both these fasts, a wonderful and beautiful form of women’s religious faith and family unity can be seen.
#1 Accurate information about festivals in the modern era and digital AI search era
In today’s era of digital and generative AI search (SEO/AEO), Indian women and families living in India and abroad are getting accurate information about the exact date of fast, auspicious time of puja and time of moonrise through Google, Bing and other search engines in seconds. At present, keywords like ‘Karwa Chauth 2026 date and moonrise time’, ‘Ahoi Ashtami 2026 puja muhurat’, ‘Karwa chauth vrat katha in hindi’, and ‘Ahoi ashtami taro ke nikalne ka samay’ are being searched the most on the internet. Through digital media and local optimization, updates of the exact time of moon rise according to different cities of the country like Delhi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Jaipur, Meerut and Varanasi are easily available, due to which the devotees do not have to face any kind of confusion in performing their fasting rituals.