Modern Panditji

Festival

Masik Durgashtami dates

This one recurs every lunar month rather than once a year, so the table below lists every occurrence across the years covered.

Also called: Masik Durga Ashtami

The next one

Thursday, 20 August 2026

Shukla Ashtami, Shravana

Bhadra until 08:16 am

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The rule

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

Shukla Ashtami each month, kept for Durga. The one in Ashwina is Maha Ashtami.

The day is settled by the tithi at sunrise.

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Masik Durgashtami dates

DateTithiLunar month
7 Jan2025Shukla AshtamiPaushaBhadra until 05:26 am
5 Feb2025Shukla AshtamiMaghaBhadra until 01:32 pm
7 Mar2025Shukla AshtamiPhalgunaBhadra until 10:01 pm
5 Apr2025Shukla AshtamiChaitraBhadra until 07:44 am
5 May2025Shukla AshtamiVaishakhaBhadra until 07:21 pm
3 Jun2025Shukla AshtamiJyeshthaBhadra until 09:10 am
3 Jul2025Shukla AshtamiAshadhaBhadra until 01:00 am
1 Aug2025Shukla AshtamiThis tithi covers the deciding moment on two days running, so some almanacs place this festival on the following day. Both readings are defensible.ShravanaBhadra until 06:11 pm
31 Aug2025Shukla AshtamiBhadrapadaBhadra until 11:55 am
30 Sept2025Shukla AshtamiAshwinaBhadra until 05:23 am
30 Oct2025Shukla AshtamiKartikaBhadra until 09:50 pm
28 Nov2025Shukla AshtamiMargashirshaBhadra until 12:28 pm
28 Dec2025Shukla AshtamiPaushaBhadra until 12:39 am
26 Jan2026Shukla AshtamiMaghaBhadra until 10:17 am
24 Feb2026Shukla AshtamiThis tithi opens and closes between two deciding moments, so the rule does not settle the day on its own. The date given is the one holding most of the tithi.PhalgunaBhadra until 05:57 pm
26 Mar2026Shukla AshtamiChaitraBhadra until 12:47 am
24 Apr2026Shukla AshtamiVaishakhaBhadra until 08:01 am
23 May2026Shukla AshtamiAdhika JyeshthaBhadra until 04:40 pm
22 Jun2026Shukla AshtamiJyeshthaBhadra until 03:25 am
21 Jul2026Shukla AshtamiAshadhaBhadra until 04:35 pm
20 Aug2026Shukla AshtamiShravanaBhadra until 08:16 am
19 Sept2026Shukla AshtamiBhadrapadaBhadra until 02:13 am
19 Oct2026Shukla AshtamiAshwinaBhadra until 09:42 pm
17 Nov2026Shukla AshtamiKartikaBhadra until 05:17 pm
17 Dec2026Shukla AshtamiMargashirshaBhadra until 11:12 am
16 Jan2027Shukla AshtamiPaushaBhadra until 02:04 am
14 Feb2027Shukla AshtamiMaghaBhadra until 01:28 pm
16 Mar2027Shukla AshtamiPhalgunaBhadra until 09:55 pm
14 Apr2027Shukla AshtamiChaitraBhadra until 04:26 am
13 May2027Shukla AshtamiVaishakhaBhadra until 10:13 am
11 Jun2027Shukla AshtamiJyeshthaBhadra until 04:26 pm
11 Jul2027Shukla AshtamiAshadhaBhadra until 12:09 am
9 Aug2027Shukla AshtamiShravanaBhadra until 10:24 am
8 Sept2027Shukla AshtamiBhadrapadaBhadra until 12:01 am
7 Oct2027Shukla 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
6 Nov2027Shukla AshtamiKartikaBhadra until 01:30 pm
6 Dec2027Shukla AshtamiMargashirshaBhadra until 10:52 am
5 Jan2028Shukla AshtamiPaushaBhadra until 07:10 am
4 Feb2028Shukla AshtamiMaghaBhadra until 12:40 am
4 Mar2028Shukla AshtamiPhalgunaBhadra until 02:32 pm
3 Apr2028Shukla AshtamiChaitraBhadra until 12:45 am
2 May2028Shukla AshtamiVaishakhaBhadra until 07:55 am
31 May2028Shukla AshtamiJyeshthaBhadra until 01:06 pm
29 Jun2028Shukla AshtamiThis tithi opens and closes between two deciding moments, so the rule does not settle the day on its own. The date given is the one holding most of the tithi.AshadhaBhadra until 05:40 pm
29 Jul2028Shukla AshtamiShravanaBhadra until 11:10 pm
27 Aug2028Shukla AshtamiBhadrapadaBhadra until 07:05 am
26 Sept2028Shukla AshtamiAshwinaBhadra until 06:40 pm
25 Oct2028Shukla AshtamiKartikaBhadra until 10:23 am
24 Nov2028Shukla AshtamiMargashirshaBhadra until 05:44 am
24 Dec2028Shukla AshtamiPaushaBhadra until 03:14 am
23 Jan2029Shukla AshtamiMaghaBhadra until 12:53 am
22 Feb2029Shukla AshtamiPhalgunaBhadra until 08:39 pm
23 Mar2029Shukla AshtamiAdhika ChaitraBhadra until 01:03 pm
22 Apr2029Shukla AshtamiChaitraBhadra until 01:20 am
21 May2029Shukla AshtamiVaishakhaBhadra until 09:46 am
19 Jun2029Shukla AshtamiJyeshthaBhadra until 03:24 pm
19 Jul2029Shukla AshtamiAshadhaBhadra until 07:44 pm
17 Aug2029Shukla AshtamiShravanaBhadra until 12:25 am
15 Sept2029Shukla AshtamiBhadrapadaBhadra until 06:59 am
14 Oct2029Shukla AshtamiAshwinaBhadra until 04:38 pm
13 Nov2029Shukla AshtamiKartikaBhadra until 06:05 am
13 Dec2029Shukla AshtamiMargashirshaBhadra until 11:19 pm
11 Jan2030Shukla AshtamiThis tithi covers the deciding moment on two days running, so some almanacs place this festival on the following day. Both readings are defensible.PaushaBhadra until 07:36 pm
10 Feb2030Shukla AshtamiMaghaBhadra until 05:19 pm
12 Mar2030Shukla AshtamiPhalgunaBhadra until 02:17 pm
11 Apr2030Shukla AshtamiChaitraBhadra until 08:26 am
11 May2030Shukla AshtamiVaishakhaBhadra until 10:41 pm
9 Jun2030Shukla AshtamiJyeshthaBhadra until 09:05 am
8 Jul2030Shukla AshtamiAshadhaBhadra until 04:31 pm
7 Aug2030Shukla AshtamiShravanaBhadra until 10:12 pm
5 Sept2030Shukla AshtamiBhadrapadaBhadra until 03:25 am
4 Oct2030Shukla AshtamiAshwinaBhadra until 09:26 am
2 Nov2030Shukla AshtamiKartikaBhadra until 05:26 pm
2 Dec2030Shukla AshtamiMargashirshaBhadra until 04:26 am
31 Dec2030Shukla AshtamiThis tithi covers the deciding moment on two days running, so some almanacs place this festival on the following day. Both readings are defensible.PaushaBhadra until 07:06 pm

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