Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 1991
16 Oct 1991Wednesday · 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 15 Oct 1991 09:43 to 16 Oct 1991 12:21 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:
- 15 Oct 1991 · sunrise at 06:32: the tithi had not begun
- 16 Oct 1991 · sunrise at 06:32: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 17 Oct 1991 · sunrise at 06:32: 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 · 08 Oct 1991
- Maha Navami · 16 Oct 1991
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 18 Oct 1991
- Sharad Purnima · 23 Oct 1991
- Karva Chauth · 26 Oct 1991
- Ahoi Ashtami · 30 Oct 1991
- Dhanteras · 03 Nov 1991
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 05 Nov 1991
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 05 Nov 1991