Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 1979
29 Sep 1979Saturday · Indore, Madhya 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 1979 22:18 to 29 Sep 1979 21:11 in Indore, Madhya 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 1979 · sunrise at 06:16: the tithi had not begun
- 29 Sep 1979 · sunrise at 06:17: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 30 Sep 1979 · sunrise at 06:17: the tithi was already over
Dates and times are for Indore, Madhya 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 · 22 Sep 1979
- Maha Navami · 30 Sep 1979
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 01 Oct 1979
- Sharad Purnima · 05 Oct 1979
- Karva Chauth · 08 Oct 1979
- Ahoi Ashtami · 12 Oct 1979
- Dhanteras · 18 Oct 1979
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 19 Oct 1979
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 20 Oct 1979