Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 2017
28 Sep 2017Thursday · Ujjain, Madhya 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 27 Sep 2017 19:08 to 28 Sep 2017 21:36 in Ujjain, Madhya 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:
- 27 Sep 2017 · sunrise at 06:17: the tithi had not begun
- 28 Sep 2017 · sunrise at 06:17: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 29 Sep 2017 · sunrise at 06:17: the tithi was already over
Dates and times are for Ujjain, Madhya 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 · 21 Sep 2017
- Maha Navami · 29 Sep 2017
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 30 Sep 2017
- Sharad Purnima · 05 Oct 2017
- Karva Chauth · 08 Oct 2017
- Ahoi Ashtami · 12 Oct 2017
- Dhanteras · 17 Oct 2017
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 18 Oct 2017
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 19 Oct 2017