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Masik Durgashtami dates in Houston, 2026

Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.37° · America/Chicago

Written and reviewed by The Kriya Yogi · Updated 5 October 2026

In 2026, Houston has 12 Masik Durgashtami dates, from Mon, Jan 26 to Thu, Dec 17. 8 match the Indian date, 4 fall a day earlier. The eighth lunar day of the waxing fortnight, the monthly day of the Goddess Durga.
DateFortnightTithi window (local)SunriseDetailsvs India
Mon, Jan 26Shukla (waxing)Sun, Jan 25, 11:42 AM – Mon, Jan 26, 9:49 AM7:15 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Tue, Feb 24Shukla (waxing)Mon, Feb 23, 7:34 PM – Tue, Feb 24, 5:24 PM6:54 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Wed, Mar 25Shukla (waxing)Wed, Mar 25, 3:22 AM – Thu, Mar 26, 1:21 AM7:20 AMWeekday: Wednesday1 day earlier
Fri, Apr 24Shukla (waxing)Thu, Apr 23, 10:21 AM – Fri, Apr 24, 8:53 AM6:46 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sat, May 23Shukla (waxing)Fri, May 22, 6:36 PM – Sat, May 23, 6:00 PM6:25 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Sun, Jun 21Shukla (waxing)Sun, Jun 21, 4:54 AM – Mon, Jun 22, 5:13 AM6:22 AMWeekday: Sunday1 day earlier
Tue, Jul 21Shukla (waxing)Mon, Jul 20, 5:35 PM – Tue, Jul 21, 6:50 PM6:35 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Thu, Aug 20Shukla (waxing)Wed, Aug 19, 8:51 AM – Thu, Aug 20, 10:50 AM6:53 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Fri, Sep 18Shukla (waxing)Fri, Sep 18, 2:33 AM – Sat, Sep 19, 4:59 AM7:08 AMWeekday: Friday1 day earlier
Sun, Oct 18Shukla (waxing)Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 PM – Mon, Oct 19, 12:24 AM7:26 AMWeekday: Sunday1 day earlier
Tue, Nov 17Shukla (waxing)Mon, Nov 16, 4:51 PM – Tue, Nov 17, 6:37 PM6:49 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Thu, Dec 17Shukla (waxing)Wed, Dec 16, 11:18 AM – Thu, Dec 17, 11:57 AM7:11 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame

What Masik Durgashtami is and how it is kept: the Masik Durgashtami 2026 guide. Daily sunrise and brahma muhurta: Houston practice calendar.

Masik Durgashtami in Houston: questions

+ How many Masik Durgashtami days are there in 2026 in Houston?
12, computed for Houston's coordinates and the America/Chicago time zone. The first falls on Mon, Jan 26 and the last on Thu, Dec 17.
+ Are Houston Masik Durgashtami dates the same as in India?
Not always. A tithi starts at the same instant everywhere, but the sunrise that decides the day happens at a different moment in Houston. In 2026, 8 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 4 fall a day earlier and 0 a day later.
+ How is the date decided?
This calendar uses the local day on which the Shukla Ashtami tithi is in force at sunrise. No entry this year needed a flag. Local temples may follow a particular sampradaya's rule, so check with them for ritual purposes.
+ How accurate are these times?
Times come from truncated astronomical series and should fall within a few minutes of a full ephemeris. Near a boundary a published panchanga may assign a different day. They are for planning practice, not for precise ritual muhurta.

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