Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 1914
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
The tithi began and ended between two sunrises this year, so it prevails at no sunrise at all. The observance goes on the day it began.
| 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 26 Sep 1914 06:15 to 27 Sep 1914 04:58 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Normally the festival is kept on the first day on which this tithi is running at sunrise. This year it was running at none of them, so it goes on the day the tithi began:
- 25 Sep 1914 · sunrise at 05:55: the tithi had not begun
- 26 Sep 1914 · sunrise at 05:55: the tithi had not begun
- 27 Sep 1914 · sunrise at 05:56: 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 · 20 Sep 1914
- Maha Navami · 27 Sep 1914
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 28 Sep 1914
- Sharad Purnima · 04 Oct 1914
- Karva Chauth · 08 Oct 1914
- Ahoi Ashtami · 12 Oct 1914
- Dhanteras · 17 Oct 1914
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 18 Oct 1914
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 18 Oct 1914