Durga Ashtami 2017 in Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria Sunrise 07:20, Thu 28 Sep
Festival · times in EEST
When is Durga Ashtami 2017 in Sofia?
Durga Ashtami Sunrise: what time?
Sunrise
07:20
Why is Durga Ashtami on Thu 28 Sep in Sofia?
Durga Ashtami is on Thu 28 Sep: Ashtami holds sunrise that day.
Sunrise at 07:19 is Saptami; Ashtami begins at 16:38.
Ashtami at sunrise, 07:20. Ashtami: 16:38 Wed to 19:06.
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 16:38 on Wed 27 Sep to 19:06 on Thu 28 Sep, so it holds sunrise only on Thu 28 Sep, at 07:20. 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.