Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 2009
26 Sep 2009Saturday · Lucknow, Uttar 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 25 Sep 2009 21:14 to 26 Sep 2009 23:31 in Lucknow, Uttar 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:
- 25 Sep 2009 · sunrise at 05:56: the tithi had not begun
- 26 Sep 2009 · sunrise at 05:56: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 27 Sep 2009 · sunrise at 05:56: the tithi was already over
Dates and times are for Lucknow, Uttar 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 · 19 Sep 2009
- Maha Navami · 27 Sep 2009
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 28 Sep 2009
- Sharad Purnima · 04 Oct 2009
- Karva Chauth · 07 Oct 2009
- Ahoi Ashtami · 11 Oct 2009
- Dhanteras · 15 Oct 2009
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 17 Oct 2009
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 17 Oct 2009