Durga Ashtami 2020 in Thazhecode, Kerala Sunrise 06:16, Sat 24 Oct
Kerala, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Durga Ashtami 2020 in Thazhecode?
Durga Ashtami Sunrise: what time?
Sunrise
06:16
Why is Durga Ashtami on Sat 24 Oct in Thazhecode?
Durga Ashtami is on Sat 24 Oct: Ashtami holds sunrise that day.
Sunrise at 06:16 is Saptami; Ashtami begins at 06:57. Ashtami: 06:57 to 06:59 Sat.
Ashtami at sunrise, 06:16. Ashtami: 06:57 Fri to 06:59.
One row per day, on one clock (IST). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunrise. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Durga Ashtami follows the tithi at sunrise. Ashtami runs from 06:57 on Fri 23 Oct to 06:59 on Sat 24 Oct, so it holds sunrise only on Sat 24 Oct, at 06:16. 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.