Vrat · Maa Durga

Masik Durgashtami

Name: Masik Durgashtami
Start: 2026-10-19
End: 2026-10-19
Location: Melbourne

Monthly Durga worship on Shukla Ashtami.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia -37.8140°, 144.9633° Australia/Melbourne (UTC+11:00) Times include daylight saving time (AEDT) North Indian · Lahiri (calibrated)

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

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CategoryVrat
DeityMaa Durga
Defining tithi / momentShukla Paksha Ashtami: 13:58 (previous day) to 16:22
Lunar monthAshwin Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)

Timings on Monday, 19 October 2026

Rule applied: Smarta — The tithi touches two days; the later day, where it is joined with the following tithi (para-viddha), is preferred.

Why this date?

The tithi touches two days; the later (para-viddha) day is preferred — the tithi-pair (yugma) rule of Nirnaya Sindhu.

Puja vidhi

Mantra & Bhakti

All mantras, aartis and stotras for this festival

How the date is determined

It recurs every lunar month on Shukla Paksha Ashtami.
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.
When the tithi prevails for at least three muhurtas (a fifth) of the daylight on two days, the later day, joined with the following tithi, is taken (the tithi-pair (yugma) rule of Nirnaya Sindhu).
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.

Traditional variation

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: Shukla Ashtami at sunrise. When Ashtami also prevails at least three muhurtas of the next day's daylight (Ashtami at two sunrises), the Navami-joined, later day by the tithi-yugma rule (Ashtami–Navami pair; Nirnaya Sindhu, Pariccheda 1, the yugma-vakya of Garuda Purana, Acharakanda 1.128.16-17), which also avoids the Saptami-joined Ashtami that the Durgashtami rules reject.

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 · Australia/Melbourne

Dates in 2026

Masik Durgashtami — 2026
Date	Defining tithi / moment	Time windows	Decision notes
26/01/2026 (Mon) Magha Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 04:40 to 02:48 (next day)	—	Standard rule applied
25/02/2026 (Wed) Phalguna Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 12:32 (previous day) to 10:22	—	The tithi touches two days; the later (para-viddha) day is preferred — the tithi-pair (yugma) rule of Nirnaya Sindhu.
26/03/2026 (Thu) Chaitra Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 19:20 (previous day) to 17:19	—	Standard rule applied
24/04/2026 (Fri) Vaishakha Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 01:19 to 23:52	—	Standard rule applied
24/05/2026 (Sun) Adhik Jyeshtha Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 09:34 (previous day) to 08:57	—	Standard rule applied
22/06/2026 (Mon) Jyeshtha Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 19:51 (previous day) to 20:10	—	Standard rule applied
22/07/2026 (Wed) Ashadha Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 08:33 (previous day) to 09:47	—	The tithi touches two days; the later (para-viddha) day is preferred — the tithi-pair (yugma) rule of Nirnaya Sindhu.
20/08/2026 (Thu) Shravana Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 23:49 (previous day) to 01:48 (next day)	—	Standard rule applied
19/09/2026 (Sat) Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 17:31 (previous day) to 19:57	—	Standard rule applied
19/10/2026 (Mon) Next Ashwin Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 13:58 (previous day) to 16:22	—	The tithi touches two days; the later (para-viddha) day is preferred — the tithi-pair (yugma) rule of Nirnaya Sindhu.
18/11/2026 (Wed) Kartika Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 09:50 (previous day) to 11:35	—	The tithi touches two days; the later (para-viddha) day is preferred — the tithi-pair (yugma) rule of Nirnaya Sindhu.
17/12/2026 (Thu) Margashirsha Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 04:16 to 04:56 (next day)	—	Standard rule applied

Dates in 2027

Masik Durgashtami — 2027
Date	Defining tithi / moment	Time windows	Decision notes
16/01/2027 (Sat) Pausha Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 19:43 (previous day) to 19:13	—	Standard rule applied
14/02/2027 (Sun) Magha Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 07:37 to 06:11 (next day)	—	A kshaya tithi touches no sunrise; it is observed on the Hindu day in which it begins and ends.
16/03/2027 (Tue) Phalguna Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 16:21 (previous day) to 14:24	—	The tithi touches two days; the later (para-viddha) day is preferred — the tithi-pair (yugma) rule of Nirnaya Sindhu.
14/04/2027 (Wed) Chaitra Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 21:59 (previous day) to 19:54	—	Standard rule applied
13/05/2027 (Thu) Vaishakha Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 03:43 to 01:48 (next day)	—	Standard rule applied
12/06/2027 (Sat) Jyeshtha Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 09:44 (previous day) to 08:14	—	Standard rule applied
11/07/2027 (Sun) Ashadha Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 17:07 (previous day) to 16:20	—	Standard rule applied
09/08/2027 (Mon) Shravana Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 02:54 to 03:04 (next day)	—	Standard rule applied
08/09/2027 (Wed) Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 15:58 (previous day) to 17:14	—	Standard rule applied
08/10/2027 (Fri) Ashwin Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 09:43 (previous day) to 11:57	—	The tithi touches two days; the later (para-viddha) day is preferred — the tithi-pair (yugma) rule of Nirnaya Sindhu.
06/11/2027 (Sat) Kartika Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 05:39 to 08:20 (next day)	—	The tithi covers the required time (At sunrise) on two consecutive days; the first day is taken.
06/12/2027 (Mon) Margashirsha Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Shukla Paksha Ashtami: 03:07 to 05:30 (next day)	—	Standard rule applied