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Masik Durgashtami dates in Melbourne, 2028

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

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

In 2028, Melbourne has 13 Masik Durgashtami dates, from Wed, Jan 5 to Sun, Dec 24. 11 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
Wed, Jan 5Shukla (waxing)Tue, Jan 4, 11:52 PM – Thu, Jan 6, 1:22 AM6:05 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Fri, Feb 4Shukla (waxing)Thu, Feb 3, 5:54 PM – Fri, Feb 4, 6:19 PM6:37 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sun, Mar 5Shukla (waxing)Sat, Mar 4, 8:16 AM – Sun, Mar 5, 7:43 AM7:09 AMWeekday: Sunday1 day later
Mon, Apr 3Shukla (waxing)Sun, Apr 2, 5:54 PM – Mon, Apr 3, 4:33 PM6:36 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Tue, May 2Shukla (waxing)Tue, May 2, 1:23 AM – Tue, May 2, 11:27 PM7:03 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Wed, May 31Shukla (waxing)Wed, May 31, 6:44 AM – Thu, Jun 1, 4:31 AM7:27 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Fri, Jun 30Shukla (waxing)Thu, Jun 29, 11:18 AM – Fri, Jun 30, 9:10 AM7:37 AMWeekday: Friday1 day later
Sat, Jul 29Shukla (waxing)Fri, Jul 28, 4:35 PM – Sat, Jul 29, 2:58 PM7:24 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Sun, Aug 27Shukla (waxing)Sun, Aug 27, 12:05 AM – Sun, Aug 27, 11:21 PM6:50 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Tue, Sep 26Shukla (waxing)Mon, Sep 25, 11:03 AM – Tue, Sep 26, 11:30 AM6:04 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Wed, Oct 25Shukla (waxing)Wed, Oct 25, 3:13 AM – Thu, Oct 26, 4:45 AM6:22 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Fri, Nov 24Shukla (waxing)Thu, Nov 23, 10:10 PM – Sat, Nov 25, 12:27 AM5:55 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sun, Dec 24Shukla (waxing)Sat, Dec 23, 7:30 PM – Sun, Dec 24, 10:03 PM5:57 AMWeekday: SundaySame

What Masik Durgashtami is and how it is kept: the Masik Durgashtami 2028 guide.

Masik Durgashtami in Melbourne: questions

+ How many Masik Durgashtami days are there in 2028 in Melbourne?
13, computed for Melbourne's coordinates and the Australia/Melbourne time zone. The first falls on Wed, Jan 5 and the last on Sun, Dec 24.
+ 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 2028, 11 of 13 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. 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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