Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 2021
13 Oct 2021Wednesday · 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 12 Oct 2021 21:48 to 13 Oct 2021 20:08 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:
- 12 Oct 2021 · sunrise at 06:04: the tithi had not begun
- 13 Oct 2021 · sunrise at 06:04: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 14 Oct 2021 · sunrise at 06:05: 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 · 07 Oct 2021
- Maha Navami · 14 Oct 2021
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 15 Oct 2021
- Sharad Purnima · 20 Oct 2021
- Karva Chauth · 24 Oct 2021
- Ahoi Ashtami · 28 Oct 2021
- Dhanteras · 02 Nov 2021
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 03 Nov 2021
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 04 Nov 2021