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Masik Durgashtami dates in Melbourne, 2027

Victoria, Australia · -37.81°, 144.96° · Australia/Melbourne

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

In 2027, Melbourne has 12 Masik Durgashtami dates, from Sat, Jan 16 to Mon, Dec 6. 10 match the Indian date, 2 fall a day later. The eighth lunar day of the waxing fortnight, the monthly day of the Goddess Durga.
DateFortnightTithi window (local)SunriseDetailsvs India
Sat, Jan 16Shukla (waxing)Fri, Jan 15, 7:45 PM – Sat, Jan 16, 7:15 PM6:16 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Sun, Feb 14Shukla (waxing)Sun, Feb 14, 7:38 AM – Mon, Feb 15, 6:12 AM6:49 AMWeekday: SundayTithi begins and ends between two sunrisesSame
Tue, Mar 16Shukla (waxing)Mon, Mar 15, 4:22 PM – Tue, Mar 16, 2:26 PM7:19 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Wed, Apr 14Shukla (waxing)Tue, Apr 13, 10:00 PM – Wed, Apr 14, 7:55 PM6:46 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Thu, May 13Shukla (waxing)Thu, May 13, 3:44 AM – Fri, May 14, 1:49 AM7:12 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Sat, Jun 12Shukla (waxing)Fri, Jun 11, 9:45 AM – Sat, Jun 12, 8:16 AM7:33 AMWeekday: Saturday1 day later
Sun, Jul 11Shukla (waxing)Sat, Jul 10, 5:09 PM – Sun, Jul 11, 4:22 PM7:35 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Mon, Aug 9Shukla (waxing)Mon, Aug 9, 2:56 AM – Tue, Aug 10, 3:07 AM7:14 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Wed, Sep 8Shukla (waxing)Tue, Sep 7, 4:00 PM – Wed, Sep 8, 5:16 PM6:34 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Fri, Oct 8Shukla (waxing)Thu, Oct 7, 9:45 AM – Fri, Oct 8, 12:00 PM6:47 AMWeekday: Friday1 day later
Sat, Nov 6Shukla (waxing)Sat, Nov 6, 5:42 AM – Sun, Nov 7, 8:23 AM6:10 AMWeekday: SaturdayTithi also holds at the next sunriseSame
Mon, Dec 6Shukla (waxing)Mon, Dec 6, 3:10 AM – Tue, Dec 7, 5:33 AM5:52 AMWeekday: MondaySame

What Masik Durgashtami is and how it is kept: the Masik Durgashtami 2027 guide.

Masik Durgashtami in Melbourne: questions

+ How many Masik Durgashtami days are there in 2027 in Melbourne?
12, computed for Melbourne's coordinates and the Australia/Melbourne time zone. The first falls on Sat, Jan 16 and the last on Mon, Dec 6.
+ Are Melbourne 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 Melbourne. In 2027, 10 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 0 fall a day earlier and 2 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. 2 of this year's 12 entries for Melbourne are flagged because of that. 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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