Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 1981
06 Oct 1981Tuesday · 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 06 Oct 1981 00:14 to 07 Oct 1981 02:07 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:
- 05 Oct 1981 · sunrise at 06:19: the tithi had not begun
- 06 Oct 1981 · sunrise at 06:19: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 07 Oct 1981 · sunrise at 06:20: 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 · 29 Sep 1981
- Maha Navami · 07 Oct 1981
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 08 Oct 1981
- Sharad Purnima · 13 Oct 1981
- Karva Chauth · 16 Oct 1981
- Ahoi Ashtami · 20 Oct 1981
- Dhanteras · 25 Oct 1981
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 26 Oct 1981
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 27 Oct 1981