Ashtami 2026 – all dates (Shukla and Bahula)
Ashtami is the 8th tithi of each paksha, so it comes twice a lunar month: Shukla or Suddha Ashtami after the new moon and Bahula or Krishna Ashtami after the full moon. Below is every Ashtami of 2026 with its masam, the tithi start and end in IST and the day it is kept: the Telugu calendar gives a day the tithi that is present at sunrise, so when a tithi covers two sunrises (vriddhi) both dates are shown, and when it begins and ends between two sunrises (kshaya) it has no day of its own. In 2026 (Hyderabad) 1 of them cover two sunrises and 2 are kshaya. The tithi lasts from 21.8 to 26.4 hours this year. Ashtami is a Jaya tithi. Festivals fixed on it: Sri Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Bahula Ashtami), Durgashtami (Ashwayuja Shukla Ashtami). In New York 8 of the dates fall a day earlier than in India because sunrise there comes 9.5-10.5 hours later. Times are computed with the NASA/JPL DE440s ephemeris and the Lahiri ayanamsa, the same engine as the daily panchangam pages.
| Masam | Paksha | Date (India) | Begins (IST) | Ends (IST) | USA (New York) | Festivals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pushya | Krishna (Bahula) | Sunday 11 January 2026 | 8:24 AM, Sat, 10 Jan | 10:20 AM, Sun, 11 Jan | Sat, 10 Jan | |
| Magha | Shukla (Suddha) | Monday 26 January 2026 | 11:10 PM, Sun, 25 Jan | 9:18 PM, Mon, 26 Jan | Mon, 26 Jan | |
| Magha | Krishna (Bahula) | Monday 9 February 2026 / Tuesday 10 February 2026 (two sunrises) | 5:01 AM, Mon, 9 Feb | 7:27 AM, Tue, 10 Feb | Mon, 9 Feb | |
| Phalguna | Shukla (Suddha) | Tuesday 24 February 2026 (kshaya: no sunrise) | 7:02 AM, Tue, 24 Feb | 4:52 AM, Wed, 25 Feb | Tue, 24 Feb | |
| Phalguna | Krishna (Bahula) | Wednesday 11 March 2026 | 1:54 AM, Wed, 11 Mar | 4:19 AM, Thu, 12 Mar | Wed, 11 Mar | |
| Chaitra | Shukla (Suddha) | Thursday 26 March 2026 | 1:50 PM, Wed, 25 Mar | 11:49 AM, Thu, 26 Mar | Wed, 25 Mar | |
| Chaitra | Krishna (Bahula) | Friday 10 April 2026 | 9:20 PM, Thu, 9 Apr | 11:16 PM, Fri, 10 Apr | Fri, 10 Apr | |
| Vaishakha | Shukla (Suddha) | Friday 24 April 2026 | 8:49 PM, Thu, 23 Apr | 7:22 PM, Fri, 24 Apr | Fri, 24 Apr | |
| Vaishakha | Krishna (Bahula) | Sunday 10 May 2026 | 2:03 PM, Sat, 9 May | 3:07 PM, Sun, 10 May | Sat, 9 May | |
| Adhika Jyeshtha | Shukla (Suddha) | Saturday 23 May 2026 | 5:04 AM, Sat, 23 May | 4:27 AM, Sun, 24 May | Sat, 23 May | |
| Adhika Jyeshtha | Krishna (Bahula) | Monday 8 June 2026 | 3:25 AM, Mon, 8 Jun | 3:24 AM, Tue, 9 Jun | Mon, 8 Jun | |
| Jyeshtha | Shukla (Suddha) | Monday 22 June 2026 | 3:21 PM, Sun, 21 Jun | 3:40 PM, Mon, 22 Jun | Mon, 22 Jun | |
| Jyeshtha | Krishna (Bahula) | Wednesday 8 July 2026 | 1:25 PM, Tue, 7 Jul | 12:22 PM, Wed, 8 Jul | Tue, 7 Jul | |
| Ashadha | Shukla (Suddha) | Tuesday 21 July 2026 | 4:03 AM, Tue, 21 Jul | 5:17 AM, Wed, 22 Jul | Tue, 21 Jul | |
| Ashadha | Krishna (Bahula) | Thursday 6 August 2026 | 8:42 PM, Wed, 5 Aug | 6:53 PM, Thu, 6 Aug | Thu, 6 Aug | |
| Shravana | Shukla (Suddha) | Thursday 20 August 2026 | 7:20 PM, Wed, 19 Aug | 9:18 PM, Thu, 20 Aug | Thu, 20 Aug | |
| Shravana | Krishna (Bahula) | Friday 4 September 2026 | 2:25 AM, Fri, 4 Sep | 12:14 AM, Sat, 5 Sep | Fri, 4 Sep | Sri Krishna Janmashtami · Shravana Sukravaram |
| Bhadrapada | Shukla (Suddha) | Saturday 19 September 2026 | 1:01 PM, Fri, 18 Sep | 3:27 PM, Sat, 19 Sep | Fri, 18 Sep | |
| Bhadrapada | Krishna (Bahula) | Saturday 3 October 2026 (kshaya: no sunrise) | 8:00 AM, Sat, 3 Oct | 5:52 AM, Sun, 4 Oct | Sat, 3 Oct | |
| Ashwayuja | Shukla (Suddha) | Monday 19 October 2026 | 8:28 AM, Sun, 18 Oct | 10:52 AM, Mon, 19 Oct | Sun, 18 Oct | Durgashtami · Maha Navami |
| Ashwayuja | Krishna (Bahula) | Monday 2 November 2026 | 2:52 PM, Sun, 1 Nov | 1:11 PM, Mon, 2 Nov | Sun, 1 Nov | |
| Kartika | Shukla (Suddha) | Tuesday 17 November 2026 | 4:20 AM, Tue, 17 Nov | 6:05 AM, Wed, 18 Nov | Tue, 17 Nov | |
| Kartika | Krishna (Bahula) | Tuesday 1 December 2026 | 12:12 AM, Tue, 1 Dec | 11:14 PM, Tue, 1 Dec | Tue, 1 Dec | |
| Margashira | Shukla (Suddha) | Thursday 17 December 2026 | 10:46 PM, Wed, 16 Dec | 11:26 PM, Thu, 17 Dec | Thu, 17 Dec | Margashira Lakshmivaram |
| Margashira | Krishna (Bahula) | Thursday 31 December 2026 | 12:36 PM, Wed, 30 Dec | 12:32 PM, Thu, 31 Dec | Wed, 30 Dec | Margashira Lakshmivaram |
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FAQ
How many Ashtami tithis are there in 2026?
25: 12 Shukla and 13 Bahula Ashtami (India, by the tithi at sunrise).
When is Karthika Shukla Ashtami 2026?
Tuesday 17 November 2026 in India; the tithi runs from 4:20 AM, Tue, 17 Nov to 6:05 AM, Wed, 18 Nov IST.
When is Karthika Bahula Ashtami 2026?
Tuesday 1 December 2026 in India; the tithi runs from 12:12 AM, Tue, 1 Dec to 11:14 PM, Tue, 1 Dec IST.
What is the difference between Shukla and Bahula Ashtami?
Shukla (Suddha) Ashtami is in the waxing half after amavasya, Bahula (Krishna) Ashtami in the waning half after pournami.
Which day is Ashtami when the tithi spans two sunrises?
For the panchangam both days carry the tithi at sunrise; a vratam is kept on the day its rule prescribes (usually the first day for a tithi at sunrise, or the day the tithi covers the prescribed time such as midday or moonrise).