Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 2010
15 Oct 2010Friday · 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 14 Oct 2010 14:13 to 15 Oct 2010 15:50 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:
- 14 Oct 2010 · sunrise at 06:32: the tithi had not begun
- 15 Oct 2010 · sunrise at 06:32: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 16 Oct 2010 · 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 2010
- Maha Navami · 16 Oct 2010
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 17 Oct 2010
- Sharad Purnima · 22 Oct 2010
- Karva Chauth · 26 Oct 2010
- Ahoi Ashtami · 30 Oct 2010
- Dhanteras · 03 Nov 2010
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 05 Nov 2010
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 05 Nov 2010