Masik Durgashtami 2026
next: Masik Durgashtami, Tuesday, 17 November
Masik Durgashtami is the Ashtami of Shukla paksha, kept each month for Maa Durga.
- Ashtami begins
- 17 Nov, 4:20 AM
- Ashtami ends
- 18 Nov, 6:05 AM
- Ashtami begins
- 16 Dec, 10:46 PM
- Ashtami ends
- 17 Dec, 11:26 PM
For New Delhi, in IST. A tithi begins and ends at the same moment everywhere; the day a vrat falls on, and its hours, are New Delhi’s and can differ by a day abroad.
Masik Durgashtami dates
to January 2028, with the tithi’s times
What Masik Durgashtami is
The Ashtami of Ashwin is Maha Ashtami, the Durga Ashtami of Sharad Navratri, and the Ashtami of Chaitra Navratri is kept the same way.
How the date is decided
Durgashtami is the day Shukla Ashtami holds at sunrise; when it holds no sunrise, the day it begins. It agrees with the standard panchangs’ Masik Durgashtami for New Delhi in every month of 2025 to 2028; in Ashadha 2029, the Gupt Navratri, some keep it a day earlier.
Vrat vidhi
- Bathe early and take the sankalp; keep the fast on fruit and milk, or with one meal.
- Worship Maa Durga with red flowers, a red chunri, roli, akshat and a lamp of ghee.
- Read the Durga Saptashati, or the Durga Chalisa if time is short, and do the aarti.
- Offer halwa, puri and chana as bhog, and break the fast with it after the puja.
What to eat
- Fruit, milk and makhana through the day
- The bhog of halwa, puri and chana after the puja
What to avoid
- Meat, eggs, alcohol and tobacco
- Onion and garlic
Common questions
4 questionsWhen is the next Masik Durgashtami?
Masik Durgashtami, on Tuesday, 17 November 2026, in New Delhi. The Ashtami runs from 17 Nov, 4:20 AM to 18 Nov, 6:05 AM.
When is Masik Durgashtami in November 2026?
In New Delhi, Masik Durgashtami on Tuesday, 17 November.
When is Masik Durgashtami in December 2026?
In New Delhi, Masik Durgashtami on Thursday, 17 December.
Is kanya puja done on every Durgashtami?
Kanya puja is the custom of the Navratri Ashtami and Navami. On a monthly Durgashtami, some families feed a girl or give her a small gift; it is a choice, not a rule.
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