Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 1942
17 Oct 1942Saturday · 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 16 Oct 1942 18:30 to 17 Oct 1942 16:29 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:
- 16 Oct 1942 · sunrise at 07:05: the tithi had not begun
- 17 Oct 1942 · sunrise at 07:06: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 18 Oct 1942 · sunrise at 07:06: 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 · 11 Oct 1942
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 18 Oct 1942
- Maha Navami · 18 Oct 1942
- Sharad Purnima · 24 Oct 1942
- Karva Chauth · 27 Oct 1942
- Ahoi Ashtami · 01 Nov 1942
- Dhanteras · 06 Nov 1942
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 07 Nov 1942
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 08 Nov 1942