Modern Panditji

Festival

Durga Ashtami dates

Computed year by year from the Moon and the Sun. Each row shows the tithi the festival sits on and the lunar month in both the amanta and purnimanta reckonings, because the two name the same month differently during krishna paksha.

Also called: Maha Ashtami, Durgashtami

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Monday, 19 October 2026

Shukla Ashtami, Ashwina

Bhadra until 09:42 pm

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The rule

What the date is derived from, stated so you can check it.

Ashwina Shukla Ashtami, the eighth day of Sharad Navratri.

The day is settled by the tithi at sunrise.

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Durga Ashtami dates

YearDateTithiLunar month
2025TuesdayTuesday, 30 September 2025Shukla AshtamiAshwinaBhadra until 05:23 am
2026MondayMonday, 19 October 2026Shukla AshtamiAshwinaBhadra until 09:42 pm
2027ThursdayThursday, 7 October 2027Shukla AshtamiThis tithi covers the deciding moment on two days running, so some almanacs place this festival on the following day. Both readings are defensible.AshwinaBhadra until 05:17 pm
2028TuesdayTuesday, 26 September 2028Shukla AshtamiAshwinaBhadra until 06:40 pm
2029SundaySunday, 14 October 2029Shukla AshtamiAshwinaBhadra until 04:38 pm
2030FridayFriday, 4 October 2030Shukla AshtamiAshwinaBhadra until 09:26 am

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Other festivals

Each one with its own rule and its own dates.

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The whole calendar

Every festival and observance of the year, in one table.

Hindu calendar