Durga Ashtami 2016 in Libode, Eastern Cape, South Africa Sunrise 05:31, Sun 9 Oct
Festival · times in SAST
When is Durga Ashtami 2016 in Libode?
Durga Ashtami Sunrise: what time?
Sunrise
05:31
Why is Durga Ashtami on Sun 9 Oct in Libode?
Durga Ashtami is on Sun 9 Oct: Ashtami holds sunrise that day.
Ashtami at sunrise, 05:31. Ashtami: 17:54 Sat to 19:01.
Ashtami ended at 19:01 Sun; sunrise at 05:30 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 17:54 on Sat 8 Oct to 19:01 on Sun 9 Oct, so it holds sunrise only on Sun 9 Oct, at 05:31. 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.