Festival calendar
Durga Ashtami 2026
19 Oct 2026Monday · 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 18 Oct 2026 08:28 to 19 Oct 2026 10:52 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:
- 18 Oct 2026 · sunrise at 06:25: the tithi had not begun
- 19 Oct 2026 · sunrise at 06:25: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 20 Oct 2026 · sunrise at 06:25: 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 · 11 Oct 2026
- Maha Navami · 19 Oct 2026
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 20 Oct 2026
- Sharad Purnima · 26 Oct 2026
- Karva Chauth · 29 Oct 2026
- Ahoi Ashtami · 01 Nov 2026
- Dhanteras · 06 Nov 2026
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 08 Nov 2026
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 08 Nov 2026