Festival calendar
Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda) 2025
22 Mar 2025Saturday · Thāne, Maharashtra, India
Phalgunakrishna · Tithi 8
worship of Sheetala Mata; food cooked the day before is eaten cold
| Dated by | sunrise |
|---|---|
| Lunar month (ending at new moon, amanta) | Phalguna |
| Lunar month (ending at full moon, purnimanta) | Chaitra |
| Where it is kept | north India |
Why this date
Phalguna Krishna Ashtami runs from 22 Mar 2025 04:24 to 23 Mar 2025 05:23 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:
- 21 Mar 2025 · sunrise at 06:41: the tithi had not begun
- 22 Mar 2025 · sunrise at 06:40: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 23 Mar 2025 · sunrise at 06:39: 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
- Holika Dahan · 13 Mar 2025
- Holi / Dhulandi · 14 Mar 2025