Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 1999
18 Oct 1999Monday · 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 17 Oct 1999 07:25 to 18 Oct 1999 09:25 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:
- 17 Oct 1999 · sunrise at 06:32: the tithi had not begun
- 18 Oct 1999 · sunrise at 06:33: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 19 Oct 1999 · 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 · 10 Oct 1999
- Maha Navami · 18 Oct 1999
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 19 Oct 1999
- Sharad Purnima · 24 Oct 1999
- Karva Chauth · 27 Oct 1999
- Ahoi Ashtami · 31 Oct 1999
- Dhanteras · 05 Nov 1999
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 06 Nov 1999
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 07 Nov 1999