Durga Ashtami 2016 in Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria Sunrise 07:33, Sun 9 Oct
Festival · times in EEST
When is Durga Ashtami 2016 in Sofia?
Durga Ashtami Sunrise: what time?
Sunrise
07:33
Why is Durga Ashtami on Sun 9 Oct in Sofia?
Durga Ashtami is on Sun 9 Oct: Ashtami holds sunrise that day.
Sunrise at 07:32 is Saptami; Ashtami begins at 18:54.
Ashtami at sunrise, 07:33. Ashtami: 18:54 Sat to 20:01.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+3). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunrise. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Durga Ashtami follows the tithi at sunrise. Ashtami runs from 18:54 on Sat 8 Oct to 20:01 on Sun 9 Oct, so it holds sunrise only on Sun 9 Oct, at 07:33. 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.