Shukla & Krishna Paksha
Ashtami Tithi अष्टमी
Ashtami, the eighth tithi, is presided over by Rudra, a fierce form of Shiva, and by the Goddess in her powerful forms.
- Presiding deity
- Rudra (Shiva)
- Category
- Jaya (victorious)
- Occurs
- Both fortnights
Significance & observances
Krishna Janmashtami and Durga Ashtami fall on this tithi; it is charged with divine power.
Favorable activities
A Jaya (victorious) tithi, suited to acts of courage, confrontation and worship of Shiva and the Goddess.