Tithi 8 · Shukla Pakshaतिथि

Shukla Ashtami

अष्टमी

Durga / Mahanavami eve.

Presiding deity

Shiva (Krishna in Krishna Paksha)

Category

Jaya

Victorious — good for competitions, court matters, confrontations.

Tithi number

8 of 15 in Shukla Paksha

Also known as

Mahashtami (Ashwin) · Durgashtami

Tithi character

Sharad Navratri's Mahashtami falls on Ashwin Shukla Ashtami — the second-most-powerful Devi day of the year. In tantric traditions, Shukla Ashtami is for Devi sankalpa and homa.

Auspicious for

  • ✓Devi sankalpa
  • ✓Mahashtami observances
  • ✓Vidya / Devi mantra deeksha

Traditionally avoided

  • ✗Onion / garlic / non-veg (for observers)