Durga Ashtami 2002 in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa Sunrise 05:30, Sun 13 Oct
Festival · times in SAST
When is Durga Ashtami 2002 in Maclear?
Durga Ashtami Sunrise: what time?
Sunrise
05:30
Why is Durga Ashtami on Sun 13 Oct in Maclear?
Durga Ashtami is on Sun 13 Oct: Ashtami holds sunrise that day.
Ashtami at sunrise, 05:30. Ashtami: 19:34 Sat to 19:42.
Ashtami ended at 19:42 Sun; sunrise at 05:29 is Navami.
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 19:34 on Sat 12 Oct to 19:42 on Sun 13 Oct, so it holds sunrise only on Sun 13 Oct, at 05:30. 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.