Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 1977
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 19 Oct 1977 07:14 to 20 Oct 1977 05:23 in Thāne, Maharashtra, 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:
- 18 Oct 1977 · sunrise at 06:33: the tithi had not begun
- 19 Oct 1977 · sunrise at 06:33: the tithi had not begun
- 20 Oct 1977 · sunrise at 06:33: 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 · 13 Oct 1977
- Maha Navami · 20 Oct 1977
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 21 Oct 1977
- Sharad Purnima · 26 Oct 1977
- Karva Chauth · 30 Oct 1977
- Ahoi Ashtami · 04 Nov 1977
- Dhanteras · 09 Nov 1977
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 10 Nov 1977
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 10 Nov 1977