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
The next one
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
| Year | Date | Tithi | Lunar month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025Tuesday | Tuesday, 30 September 2025 | Shukla Ashtami | AshwinaBhadra until 05:23 am |
| 2026Monday | Monday, 19 October 2026 | Shukla Ashtami | AshwinaBhadra until 09:42 pm |
| 2027Thursday | Thursday, 7 October 2027 | Shukla 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 |
| 2028Tuesday | Tuesday, 26 September 2028 | Shukla Ashtami | AshwinaBhadra until 06:40 pm |
| 2029Sunday | Sunday, 14 October 2029 | Shukla Ashtami | AshwinaBhadra until 04:38 pm |
| 2030Friday | Friday, 4 October 2030 | Shukla Ashtami | AshwinaBhadra 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