Durgashtami 2027 Date: Thursday, 7 October

Durgashtami in 2027 falls on Thursday 7 October 2027 in the Telugu states (Hyderabad, IST). Sukla Ashtami: 7 Oct 4:13 AM – 8 Oct 6:28 AM IST. In the USA: Thursday 7 October 2027; tithi Wed 6 Oct 6:43 PM – Thu 7 Oct 8:58 PM EDT (3:43 PM – 5:58 PM PDT). In the UK: Thursday 7 October 2027. Also called Durga Ashtami.

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Last year: Durgashtami 2026 – Monday 19 October 2026

In Telangana this is also Saddula Bathukamma, the last of the nine days of Bathukamma 2027.

Durgashtami (Maha Ashtami), Ashwayuja Sukla Ashtami, is the eighth night of Navaratri: the goddess is worshipped as Durga, and in Telangana the ashtami evening is Saddula Bathukamma, the closing evening of Bathukamma, a state public holiday. The ashtami present at sunrise decides the day of Durgashtami; when the ashtami begins in the morning of the previous day, Saddula Bathukamma is celebrated that previous evening.

Tithi timing

Sukla Ashtami begins 7 October 2027 at 4:13 AM IST and ends 8 October 2027 at 6:28 AM IST.

Timings by city: India, USA, UK, Canada, Australia

Every time is computed for the city's own coordinates and time zone (daylight saving applied); nothing is converted from IST. The last column is the part of the day the rule judges, sunrise; the date is the day the tithi covers it. It is the window the tradition names for the observance, not a separately chosen muhurtham; we do not print other muhurthams because we have not verified them.

How the date is decided

Ashwayuja sukla ashtami at sunrise (Maha Ashtami).

Date by city

Different date in 10 of 215 cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Suva — the tithi is judged against each city's own sunrise and local time (daylight saving included), so the day can shift for cities far from India.

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Stotras commonly recited

Full text in Telugu: Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam · Mahishasura Mardini Stotram · all stotras

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• Tuesday 10 November 2026 – Bali Padyami (Govardhan Puja)
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• Wednesday 11 November 2026 – Bhagini Hasta Bhojanam (Yama Dwitiya)
• Friday 13 November 2026 – Nagula Chavithi
• Monday 16 November 2026 – Karthika Somavaram
• Saturday 21 November 2026 – Kshirabdi Dwadasi (Chilukula Dwadasi)

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• Mahalaya Amavasya – Wednesday 29 September 2027
• Ashwayuja Masam begins – Thursday 30 September 2027
• Sharad Navaratri (Dasara) begins – Thursday 30 September 2027
• Saraswati Puja (Mula Nakshatram) – Wednesday 6 October 2027
• Maha Navami – Friday 8 October 2027
• Vijayadashami (Dasara) – Saturday 9 October 2027
• Sharad Pournami (Kojagari) – Thursday 14 October 2027
• Atla Taddi – Sunday 17 October 2027
• Dhana Trayodashi (Dhanteras) – Wednesday 27 October 2027

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