Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 1971
28 Sep 1971Tuesday · Thāne, Maharashtra, 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 27 Sep 1971 10:31 to 28 Sep 1971 10:51 in Thāne, Maharashtra, 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:
- 27 Sep 1971 · sunrise at 06:27: the tithi had not begun
- 28 Sep 1971 · sunrise at 06:27: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 29 Sep 1971 · sunrise at 06:28: the tithi was already over
Dates and times are for Thāne, Maharashtra, 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 1971
- Maha Navami · 28 Sep 1971
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 29 Sep 1971
- Sharad Purnima · 04 Oct 1971
- Karva Chauth · 07 Oct 1971
- Ahoi Ashtami · 11 Oct 1971
- Dhanteras · 16 Oct 1971
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 18 Oct 1971
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 18 Oct 1971