Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 1985
21 Oct 1985Monday · 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 20 Oct 1985 14:12 to 21 Oct 1985 13:23 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:
- 20 Oct 1985 · sunrise at 06:25: the tithi had not begun
- 21 Oct 1985 · sunrise at 06:25: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 22 Oct 1985 · sunrise at 06:26: 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 · 15 Oct 1985
- Maha Navami · 21 Oct 1985
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 22 Oct 1985
- Sharad Purnima · 28 Oct 1985
- Karva Chauth · 01 Nov 1985
- Ahoi Ashtami · 05 Nov 1985
- Dhanteras · 10 Nov 1985
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 11 Nov 1985
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 12 Nov 1985