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Tithi calendar · New Delhi
Ashtami dates in 2026
Ashtami falls 25 times in 2026. Every date below carries the weekday, the tithi's own start and end, and the month it falls in.
- Computed from the Moon and the Sun for New Delhi at the moment you loaded this page — not copied from a printed calendar.
- Each tithi's own start and end is shown, so you can check the day yourself.
Every Ashtami date in 2026
| Date | Paksha | Hindu month (purnimanta) | Tithi begins | Tithi ends | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 11 January 2026 | Krishna | Magha | 10 Jan, 08:24 | 11 Jan, 10:21 | — |
| Monday, 26 January 2026 | Shukla | Magha | 25 Jan, 23:11 | 26 Jan, 21:18 | — |
| Monday, 9 February 2026 | Krishna | Phalguna | 9 Feb, 05:01 | 10 Feb, 07:28 | kept on the next day too |
| Tuesday, 24 February 2026 | Shukla | Phalguna | 24 Feb, 07:02 | 25 Feb, 04:52 | kshaya tithi |
| Wednesday, 11 March 2026 | Krishna | Chaitra | 11 Mar, 01:54 | 12 Mar, 04:20 | — |
| Thursday, 26 March 2026 | Shukla | Chaitra | 25 Mar, 13:51 | 26 Mar, 11:49 | — |
| Friday, 10 April 2026 | Krishna | Vaishakha | 9 Apr, 21:20 | 10 Apr, 23:16 | — |
| Friday, 24 April 2026 | Shukla | Vaishakha | 23 Apr, 20:50 | 24 Apr, 19:22 | — |
| Sunday, 10 May 2026 | Krishna | Jyeshtha | 9 May, 14:03 | 10 May, 15:07 | — |
| Saturday, 23 May 2026 | Shukla | Adhika Jyeshtha | 23 May, 05:05 | 24 May, 04:27 | — |
| Monday, 8 June 2026 | Krishna | Adhika Jyeshtha | 8 Jun, 03:25 | 9 Jun, 03:24 | — |
| Monday, 22 June 2026 | Shukla | Jyeshtha | 21 Jun, 15:21 | 22 Jun, 15:40 | — |
| Wednesday, 8 July 2026 | Krishna | Ashadha | 7 Jul, 13:25 | 8 Jul, 12:22 | — |
| Tuesday, 21 July 2026 | Shukla | Ashadha | 21 Jul, 04:04 | 22 Jul, 05:17 | — |
| Thursday, 6 August 2026 | Krishna | Shravana | 5 Aug, 20:43 | 6 Aug, 18:53 | — |
| Thursday, 20 August 2026 | Shukla | Shravana | 19 Aug, 19:20 | 20 Aug, 21:19 | — |
| Friday, 4 September 2026 | Krishna | Bhadrapada | 4 Sep, 02:25 | 5 Sep, 00:14 | — |
| Saturday, 19 September 2026 | Shukla | Bhadrapada | 18 Sep, 13:02 | 19 Sep, 15:28 | — |
| Saturday, 3 October 2026 | Krishna | Ashwin | 3 Oct, 08:00 | 4 Oct, 05:52 | kshaya tithi |
| Monday, 19 October 2026 | Shukla | Ashwin | 18 Oct, 08:29 | 19 Oct, 10:52 | — |
| Monday, 2 November 2026 | Krishna | Kartika | 1 Nov, 14:52 | 2 Nov, 13:11 | — |
| Tuesday, 17 November 2026 | Shukla | Kartika | 17 Nov, 04:20 | 18 Nov, 06:06 | — |
| Tuesday, 1 December 2026 | Krishna | Margashirsha | 1 Dec, 00:12 | 1 Dec, 23:14 | — |
| Thursday, 17 December 2026 | Shukla | Margashirsha | 16 Dec, 22:46 | 17 Dec, 23:26 | — |
| Thursday, 31 December 2026 | Krishna | Pausha | 30 Dec, 12:37 | 31 Dec, 12:33 | — |
Times are local to New Delhi. A row marked kshaya tithi is one the tithi never carried at sunrise — it began after one and ended before the next, and the observance is kept on the day it ran through. A row marked kept on the next day too is one where the tithi spans two sunrises, so two traditions genuinely take two different days.
Ashtami in January 2026
Ashtami falls 2 times in January 2026.
- Sunday, 11 January 2026 — Krishna paksha, Magha. Tithi 10 Jan, 08:24 → 11 Jan, 10:21
- Monday, 26 January 2026 — Shukla paksha, Magha. Tithi 25 Jan, 23:11 → 26 Jan, 21:18
Ashtami in February 2026
Ashtami falls 2 times in February 2026.
- Monday, 9 February 2026 — Krishna paksha, Phalguna. Tithi 9 Feb, 05:01 → 10 Feb, 07:28 (kept on the next day too)
- Tuesday, 24 February 2026 — Shukla paksha, Phalguna. Tithi 24 Feb, 07:02 → 25 Feb, 04:52 (kshaya tithi)
Ashtami in March 2026
Ashtami falls 2 times in March 2026.
- Wednesday, 11 March 2026 — Krishna paksha, Chaitra. Tithi 11 Mar, 01:54 → 12 Mar, 04:20
- Thursday, 26 March 2026 — Shukla paksha, Chaitra. Tithi 25 Mar, 13:51 → 26 Mar, 11:49
Ashtami in April 2026
Ashtami falls 2 times in April 2026.
- Friday, 10 April 2026 — Krishna paksha, Vaishakha. Tithi 9 Apr, 21:20 → 10 Apr, 23:16
- Friday, 24 April 2026 — Shukla paksha, Vaishakha. Tithi 23 Apr, 20:50 → 24 Apr, 19:22
Ashtami in May 2026
Ashtami falls 2 times in May 2026.
- Sunday, 10 May 2026 — Krishna paksha, Jyeshtha. Tithi 9 May, 14:03 → 10 May, 15:07
- Saturday, 23 May 2026 — Shukla paksha, Adhika Jyeshtha. Tithi 23 May, 05:05 → 24 May, 04:27
Ashtami in June 2026
Ashtami falls 2 times in June 2026.
- Monday, 8 June 2026 — Krishna paksha, Adhika Jyeshtha. Tithi 8 Jun, 03:25 → 9 Jun, 03:24
- Monday, 22 June 2026 — Shukla paksha, Jyeshtha. Tithi 21 Jun, 15:21 → 22 Jun, 15:40
Ashtami in July 2026
Ashtami falls 2 times in July 2026.
- Wednesday, 8 July 2026 — Krishna paksha, Ashadha. Tithi 7 Jul, 13:25 → 8 Jul, 12:22
- Tuesday, 21 July 2026 — Shukla paksha, Ashadha. Tithi 21 Jul, 04:04 → 22 Jul, 05:17
Ashtami in August 2026
Ashtami falls 2 times in August 2026.
- Thursday, 6 August 2026 — Krishna paksha, Shravana. Tithi 5 Aug, 20:43 → 6 Aug, 18:53
- Thursday, 20 August 2026 — Shukla paksha, Shravana. Tithi 19 Aug, 19:20 → 20 Aug, 21:19
Ashtami in September 2026
Ashtami falls 2 times in September 2026.
- Friday, 4 September 2026 — Krishna paksha, Bhadrapada. Tithi 4 Sep, 02:25 → 5 Sep, 00:14
- Saturday, 19 September 2026 — Shukla paksha, Bhadrapada. Tithi 18 Sep, 13:02 → 19 Sep, 15:28
Ashtami in October 2026
Ashtami falls 2 times in October 2026.
- Saturday, 3 October 2026 — Krishna paksha, Ashwin. Tithi 3 Oct, 08:00 → 4 Oct, 05:52 (kshaya tithi)
- Monday, 19 October 2026 — Shukla paksha, Ashwin. Tithi 18 Oct, 08:29 → 19 Oct, 10:52
Ashtami in November 2026
Ashtami falls 2 times in November 2026.
- Monday, 2 November 2026 — Krishna paksha, Kartika. Tithi 1 Nov, 14:52 → 2 Nov, 13:11
- Tuesday, 17 November 2026 — Shukla paksha, Kartika. Tithi 17 Nov, 04:20 → 18 Nov, 06:06
Ashtami in December 2026
Ashtami falls 3 times in December 2026.
- Tuesday, 1 December 2026 — Krishna paksha, Margashirsha. Tithi 1 Dec, 00:12 → 1 Dec, 23:14
- Thursday, 17 December 2026 — Shukla paksha, Margashirsha. Tithi 16 Dec, 22:46 → 17 Dec, 23:26
- Thursday, 31 December 2026 — Krishna paksha, Pausha. Tithi 30 Dec, 12:37 → 31 Dec, 12:33
How the day for Ashtami is decided
A tithi is one thirtieth of a lunation — the Moon gaining 12° on the Sun — so it averages 23 hours 37 minutes against a 24-hour day and almost never begins at sunrise. The rule this page uses is the usual one: the tithi running at sunrise names the day. Two consequences show up in the table above and neither is an error. When a tithi is running at sunrise on two consecutive days, both days are genuinely claimed and traditions divide on which to keep — the Smarta and Vaishnava Ekadashi calendars differ on exactly that. When it touches no sunrise at all it is kshaya (skipped), and the observance is kept on the day it ran through. The start and end instants are the astronomy and are not in dispute; the day is an interpretation of them, and this page names the one it used rather than presenting it as the only one.
Other cities
Sunrise decides which day a tithi names, and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour — so the day itself, not only the clock times, can differ between two cities on this list.
This table is recomputed for the city you pick. Those links are variants of this page: each carries a canonical back to the address above and asks search engines not to index it.
Other tithis in 2026
Related panchang and vrat pages
Common questions
When is Ashtami in 2026?
The next Ashtami in 2026 is Monday, 19 October 2026. The tithi runs 18 Oct, 08:29 → 19 Oct, 10:52 in New Delhi. All 25 dates for the year are in the table above.
How many Ashtami tithis fall in 2026?
25 — 12 in the Shukla (bright) fortnight and 13 in the Krishna (dark) one. The count moves between years because twelve lunations fall about eleven days short of a solar year, and an adhika (extra) month changes it again.
What is the difference between Shukla Ashtami and Krishna Ashtami?
They are the same tithi number in different fortnights. Shukla paksha is the bright fortnight that follows the new moon; Krishna paksha is the dark one that follows the full moon. Ashtami comes round twice a lunar month, once in each, and the Paksha column above says which is which.
Why does my calendar show a different Ashtami date in 2026?
Because a tithi rarely begins or ends at sunrise. When it is running at sunrise on two days, or on none, traditions divide: some take the day the tithi touches sunrise, others the day it begins. The start and end instants above are the astronomy and are not in dispute — the day is an interpretation of them, and this page names the one it used.
Is Ashtami on the same day everywhere in India?
Not always. The day is decided at sunrise, and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour, so a tithi ending shortly after sunrise in New Delhi can end shortly before it further west — which moves the observance by a day. Switch city above to see the whole table recomputed.
What else is Ashtami called?
Ashtmi, Athami, Ashtami tithi — all the same tithi. This page keeps one address for it so the answer lives in one place.
What is a kshaya Ashtami?
Ashtami is kshaya 2 time(s) in 2026: Tuesday, 24 February 2026; Saturday, 3 October 2026. A kshaya tithi touches no sunrise at all — it begins after one and ends before the next. The observance is still kept, on the day the tithi ran through, but the usual sunrise rule did not apply there and this page says so rather than implying it did.