Durga Ashtami 2020 is on Friday, 23-10-2020. Puja time in Delhi: 1:13 PM to 3:28 PM (Aparahna).
Ashwina Shukla Ashtami.
| Jaipur | 1:19 PM – 3:35 PM |
| Lucknow | 12:58 PM – 3:15 PM |
| Patna | 12:42 PM – 2:58 PM |
| Chandigarh | 1:14 PM – 3:29 PM |
Each city's own time on the date above. It moves with the city's sunset, midday or moonrise.
The eighth day of Navratri, when Maa Mahagauri is worshipped. Many families do kanya pujan today: young girls are invited home, their feet are washed, and they are fed puri, chana and halwa as forms of the Devi. In Bengal this is Maha Ashtami, and the Sandhi puja is done where Ashtami ends and Navami begins.
| Name | Time |
|---|---|
| Brahma Muhurta | 4:45 AM – 5:36 AM |
| Pratah Sandhya | 5:11 AM – 6:27 AM |
| Gulika | 7:51 AM – 9:16 AM |
| Rahu Kaal | 10:41 AM – 12:05 PM |
| Abhijit | 11:43 AM – 12:28 PM |
| Vijaya Muhurta | 1:58 PM – 2:43 PM |
| Yamaganda | 2:54 PM – 4:19 PM |
| Godhuli Muhurta | 5:44 PM – 6:09 PM |
| Sayahna Sandhya | 5:44 PM – 7:00 PM |
| Nishita Muhurta | 11:40 PM – 12:31 AM, 24 Oct |
| 2019 | Saturday, 05-10-2019 |
| 2020 | Friday, 23-10-2020 |
| 2021 | Wednesday, 13-10-2021 |
| 2022 | Monday, 03-10-2022 |
| 2023 | Sunday, 22-10-2023 |
| 2024 | Thursday, 10-10-2024 |