Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 1968
29 Sep 1968Sunday · 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 28 Sep 1968 23:40 to 29 Sep 1968 21:36 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:
- 28 Sep 1968 · sunrise at 05:57: the tithi had not begun
- 29 Sep 1968 · sunrise at 05:57: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 30 Sep 1968 · sunrise at 05:58: 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 · 23 Sep 1968
- Maha Navami · 30 Sep 1968
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 01 Oct 1968
- Sharad Purnima · 06 Oct 1968
- Karva Chauth · 10 Oct 1968
- Ahoi Ashtami · 14 Oct 1968
- Dhanteras · 19 Oct 1968
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 20 Oct 1968
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 21 Oct 1968