Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 1879
22 Oct 1879Wednesday · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Ashwinashukla · Tithi 8
the eighth night. Kept at sunrise, unlike the ninth and tenth, which are afternoon rites - so Ashtami and Navami land on the same day in some years and consecutive days in others
| Dated by | sunrise |
|---|---|
| Lunar month (ending at new moon, amanta) | Ashwina |
| Lunar month (ending at full moon, purnimanta) | Ashwina |
| Where it is kept | all India |
Why this date
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami runs from 22 Oct 1879 00:08 to 22 Oct 1879 23:18 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
The festival is kept on the first day on which this tithi is running at sunrise. Here is that moment on the day before, the day itself and the day after:
- 21 Oct 1879 · sunrise at 05:59: the tithi had not begun
- 22 Oct 1879 · sunrise at 05:59: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 23 Oct 1879 · sunrise at 06:00: the tithi was already over
Dates and times are for Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Another town can differ by a day when a tithi changes close to sunrise. You can change the place above.
Also in this lunar month
- Sharad Navaratri begins · 16 Oct 1879
- Maha Navami · 23 Oct 1879
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 24 Oct 1879
- Sharad Purnima · 29 Oct 1879
- Karva Chauth · 02 Nov 1879
- Ahoi Ashtami · 07 Nov 1879
- Dhanteras · 11 Nov 1879
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 13 Nov 1879
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 13 Nov 1879