Festival · Maa Durga

Durga Ashtami

Name: Durga Ashtami
Start: 2026-10-19
End: 2026-10-19
Location: New Delhi

Maha Ashtami of Sharad Navratri.

New Delhi, Delhi, India 28.6214°, 77.2148° Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30) North Indian · Lahiri (calibrated)

Panchang for 19/10/2026 (Mon) All dates

Next date October 2026 19 Monday in 15 days

CategoryFestival Major
DeityMaa Durga
Defining tithi / momentShukla Paksha Ashtami: 08:28 (previous day) to 10:52
Lunar monthAshwin Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)

Timings on Monday, 19 October 2026

Rule applied: Smarta — The tithi covers the required time on this day only.

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Across India

How this festival is celebrated in different regions, with the regional names and each date's rule.

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How the date is determined

The date is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Ashtami; the month name is the same in the Amanta and Purnimanta systems.
It falls on the day when this tithi prevails at local sunrise (udaya tithi).
If the tithi is present at two sunrises (a vriddhi tithi), the first day is taken.
If the tithi does not touch that period on any day (a kshaya tithi), the Hindu day on which the tithi prevails longest is used.
In a year with an Adhik month of the same name, it is observed in the regular (Nija) month.

Traditional variation

Observed on the day the tithi prevails at sunrise (udaya tithi). Regional Panchangs may differ when the tithi is kshaya or spans two sunrises.

This is the date given by the rule shown above for the selected place. It is not the only valid date: regional Panchangs, family customs and sampradayas may observe it on a different day.

Rule source: Tithi–kaal rule of the Dharmashastra digests (Nirnaya Sindhu / Dharma Sindhu), as applied by modern drik-ganita (computed) Panchangs

Traditions may vary by region and Panchang convention. Times are shown for the selected place, time zone and calculation profile.

Calculated with engine 1.4.2 · rules rules-2026-09-29-a0a4505e · profile north-lahiri-calibrated v1 · ayanamsa lahiri_drik_compat · astronomy-engine@2.1.19 · Asia/Kolkata

Dates in 2026

Durga Ashtami — 2026
Date	Defining tithi / moment	Time windows	Decision notes
19/10/2026 (Mon) Next Ashwin Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 08:28 (previous day) to 10:52	—	Standard rule applied

Dates in 2027

Durga Ashtami — 2027
Date	Defining tithi / moment	Time windows	Decision notes
07/10/2027 (Thu) Ashwin Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 04:13 to 06:27 (next day)	—	The tithi covers the required time (At sunrise) on two consecutive days; the first day is taken.