Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 1888
12 Oct 1888Friday · 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 11 Oct 1888 23:32 to 12 Oct 1888 22:14 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:
- 11 Oct 1888 · sunrise at 05:54: the tithi had not begun
- 12 Oct 1888 · sunrise at 05:54: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 13 Oct 1888 · sunrise at 05:55: 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 · 06 Oct 1888
- Maha Navami · 13 Oct 1888
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 14 Oct 1888
- Sharad Purnima · 19 Oct 1888
- Karva Chauth · 23 Oct 1888
- Ahoi Ashtami · 28 Oct 1888
- Dhanteras · 01 Nov 1888
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 03 Nov 1888
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 03 Nov 1888