Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 2000
05 Oct 2000Thursday · 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 05 Oct 2000 03:13 to 06 Oct 2000 05:47 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:
- 04 Oct 2000 · sunrise at 06:29: the tithi had not begun
- 05 Oct 2000 · sunrise at 06:29: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 06 Oct 2000 · sunrise at 06:29: 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 · 28 Sep 2000
- Maha Navami · 06 Oct 2000
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 07 Oct 2000
- Sharad Purnima · 13 Oct 2000
- Karva Chauth · 16 Oct 2000
- Ahoi Ashtami · 20 Oct 2000
- Dhanteras · 24 Oct 2000
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 26 Oct 2000
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 26 Oct 2000