Durga Ashtami 1985 in Libode, Eastern Cape, South Africa Sunrise 05:18, Mon 21 Oct
Festival · times in SAST
When is Durga Ashtami 1985 in Libode?
Durga Ashtami Sunrise: what time?
Sunrise
05:18
Why is Durga Ashtami on Mon 21 Oct in Libode?
Durga Ashtami is on Mon 21 Oct: Ashtami holds sunrise that day.
Sunrise at 05:19 is Saptami; Ashtami begins at 10:42.
Ashtami at sunrise, 05:18. Ashtami: 10:42 Sun to 09:53.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+2). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunrise. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Durga Ashtami follows the tithi at sunrise. Ashtami runs from 10:42 on Sun 20 Oct to 09:53 on Mon 21 Oct, so it holds sunrise only on Mon 21 Oct, at 05:18. No text giving Durga Ashtami’s time was found; sunrise is Tithika’s convention.
The rule
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami
Durga Ashtami follows the tithi at sunrise.
- Smarta
- the day Ashtami holds at sunrise: Tithika’s convention, since no text gives the time.
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.