Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 2020
24 Oct 2020Saturday · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 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 23 Oct 2020 06:57 to 24 Oct 2020 06:59 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 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:
- 23 Oct 2020 · sunrise at 06:00: the tithi had not begun
- 24 Oct 2020 · sunrise at 06:00: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 25 Oct 2020 · sunrise at 06:00: the tithi was already over
Dates and times are for Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 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 · 17 Oct 2020
- Maha Navami · 24 Oct 2020
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 25 Oct 2020
- Sharad Purnima · 31 Oct 2020
- Karva Chauth · 04 Nov 2020
- Ahoi Ashtami · 08 Nov 2020
- Dhanteras · 13 Nov 2020
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 14 Nov 2020
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 14 Nov 2020