Masik Durgashtami dates in Tokyo, 2030

Tokyo, Japan · 35.68°, 139.65° · Asia/Tokyo

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

In 2030, Tokyo has 12 Masik Durgashtami dates, from Sat, Jan 12 to Mon, Dec 2. 8 match the Indian date, 4 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 12Shukla (waxing)Fri, Jan 11, 10:00 AM – Sat, Jan 12, 12:20 PM6:52 AMWeekday: Saturday1 day later
Mon, Feb 11Shukla (waxing)Sun, Feb 10, 7:31 AM – Mon, Feb 11, 10:11 AM6:34 AMWeekday: Monday1 day later
Tue, Mar 12Shukla (waxing)Tue, Mar 12, 4:37 AM – Wed, Mar 13, 6:55 AM5:58 AMWeekday: TuesdayTithi also holds at the next sunriseSame
Thu, Apr 11Shukla (waxing)Wed, Apr 10, 11:13 PM – Fri, Apr 12, 12:34 AM5:16 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Sat, May 11Shukla (waxing)Fri, May 10, 2:03 PM – Sat, May 11, 2:12 PM4:41 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Sun, Jun 9Shukla (waxing)Sun, Jun 9, 12:59 AM – Mon, Jun 10, 12:05 AM4:26 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Tue, Jul 9Shukla (waxing)Mon, Jul 8, 8:48 AM – Tue, Jul 9, 7:11 AM4:34 AMWeekday: Tuesday1 day later
Wed, Aug 7Shukla (waxing)Tue, Aug 6, 2:43 PM – Wed, Aug 7, 12:42 PM4:54 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Thu, Sep 5Shukla (waxing)Wed, Sep 4, 8:00 PM – Thu, Sep 5, 5:55 PM5:17 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Fri, Oct 4Shukla (waxing)Fri, Oct 4, 1:56 AM – Sat, Oct 5, 12:03 AM5:39 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sun, Nov 3Shukla (waxing)Sat, Nov 2, 9:43 AM – Sun, Nov 3, 8:20 AM6:05 AMWeekday: Sunday1 day later
Mon, Dec 2Shukla (waxing)Sun, Dec 1, 8:20 PM – Mon, Dec 2, 7:48 PM6:34 AMWeekday: MondaySame

What Masik Durgashtami is and how it is kept: the Masik Durgashtami 2030 guide.

Masik Durgashtami in Tokyo: questions

+ How many Masik Durgashtami days are there in 2030 in Tokyo?
12, computed for Tokyo's coordinates and the Asia/Tokyo time zone. The first falls on Sat, Jan 12 and the last on Mon, Dec 2.
+ Are Tokyo 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 Tokyo. In 2030, 8 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 0 fall a day earlier and 4 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. 1 of this year's 12 entries for Tokyo 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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