Durga Puja 2029 (Bengal)

Durga Puja in 2029 by the Bengal rule of Raghunandana’s Tithi-tattva: the bodhana, the leaf entry, the Mahāṣṭamī, the Sandhi Puja, the Mahānavamī and the immersion, with their times, for your city.

City

Bengal (Raghunandana, Tithi-tattva)

Durga Puja in Kolkata

13 to 16 October

From the leaf entry on Saturday, 13 October to the immersion on Tuesday, 16 October; the bodhana is on Friday, 12 October.

MahashtamiSun 14 Oct

MahanavamiMon 15 Oct

Sandhi PujaMon 15 Oct, 04:04 – 04:52

Days reckoned at Kolkata, where this Bengal rule is kept; times in your local clock. Tithi-tattva pp. 73⁠–⁠92

The schedule, act by act

Bengal (Raghunandana, Tithi-tattva)

Days reckoned at Kolkata, where this Bengal rule is kept; times in your local clock.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	17:12 – 18:24	The Ṣaṣṭhī holds the evening before the leaf entry, so the goddess is awakened and invited together that evening, on Friday. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	06:11 – 11:22	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:11 – 08:24, 08:54 – 09:09, 09:39 – 09:54, 10:24 – 10:39, 11:08 – 11:22.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.
Sandhi Puja	Mon 15 Oct	04:04 – 04:52	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	05:34 – 11:21	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 05:43 – 08:12, 08:42 – 08:57, 09:28 – 09:43, 10:12 – 10:27, 10:56 – 11:10.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	17:53 – 19:05	The goddess is awakened and invited together on the evening of Friday, 12 October, 17:53 – 19:05 local time, the evening Kolkata keeps for the bodhana. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	06:21 – 12:07	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:44 – 09:19, 09:50 – 10:06, 10:36 – 10:52, 11:22 – 11:37, 12:05 – 12:07.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.
Sandhi Puja	Mon 15 Oct	04:04 – 04:52	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	06:23 – 12:06	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:32 – 09:07, 09:38 – 09:54, 10:25 – 10:40, 11:10 – 11:25, 11:54 – 12:06.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	18:16 – 19:28	The goddess is awakened and invited together on the evening of Friday, 12 October, 18:16 – 19:28 local time, the evening Kolkata keeps for the bodhana. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	06:33 – 12:24	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:53 – 09:20, 09:50 – 10:05, 10:34 – 10:49, 11:19 – 11:34, 12:03 – 12:17.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.
Sandhi Puja	Mon 15 Oct	04:04 – 04:52	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	06:33 – 12:23	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:42 – 09:08, 09:38 – 09:53, 10:23 – 10:38, 11:07 – 11:22, 11:51 – 12:05.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	17:50 – 19:02	The goddess is awakened and invited together on the evening of Friday, 12 October, 17:50 – 19:02 local time, the evening Kolkata keeps for the bodhana. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	05:59 – 11:55	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:20 – 08:41, 09:10 – 09:25, 09:54 – 10:09, 10:38 – 10:53, 11:22 – 11:36.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.
Sandhi Puja	Mon 15 Oct	04:04 – 04:52	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	06:00 – 11:54	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:08 – 08:29, 08:58 – 09:13, 09:42 – 09:57, 10:26 – 10:41, 11:10 – 11:24, 11:52 – 11:54.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	18:01 – 19:13	The goddess is awakened and invited together on the evening of Friday, 12 October, 18:01 – 19:13 local time, the evening Kolkata keeps for the bodhana. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	06:10 – 12:05	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:30 – 08:51, 09:21 – 09:35, 10:05 – 10:19, 10:49 – 11:03, 11:32 – 11:47.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.
Sandhi Puja	Mon 15 Oct	04:04 – 04:52	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	06:10 – 12:05	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:18 – 08:40, 09:09 – 09:23, 09:53 – 10:08, 10:37 – 10:52, 11:20 – 11:35, 12:03 – 12:05.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	17:55 – 19:07	The goddess is awakened and invited together on the evening of Friday, 12 October, 17:55 – 19:07 local time, the evening Kolkata keeps for the bodhana. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	06:09 – 12:02	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:30 – 08:55, 09:24 – 09:39, 10:09 – 10:24, 10:54 – 11:08, 11:37 – 11:51.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.
Sandhi Puja	Mon 15 Oct	04:04 – 04:52	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	06:10 – 12:01	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:18 – 08:43, 09:13 – 09:28, 09:57 – 10:12, 10:42 – 10:56, 11:25 – 11:39.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	18:15 – 19:27	The goddess is awakened and invited together on the evening of Friday, 12 October, 18:15 – 19:27 local time, the evening Kolkata keeps for the bodhana. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	06:36 – 12:25	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:58 – 09:27, 09:58 – 10:13, 10:43 – 10:58, 11:28 – 11:43, 12:12 – 12:25.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.
Sandhi Puja	Mon 15 Oct	04:04 – 04:52	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	06:37 – 12:25	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:46 – 09:16, 09:46 – 10:01, 10:31 – 10:47, 11:16 – 11:31, 12:00 – 12:14.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	18:13 – 19:25	The goddess is awakened and invited together on the evening of Friday, 12 October, 18:13 – 19:25 local time, the evening Kolkata keeps for the bodhana. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	06:28 – 12:20	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:49 – 09:15, 09:45 – 10:00, 10:30 – 10:44, 11:14 – 11:29, 11:58 – 12:12.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.
Sandhi Puja	Mon 15 Oct	04:04 – 04:52	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	06:29 – 12:20	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:37 – 09:03, 09:33 – 09:48, 10:18 – 10:33, 11:02 – 11:17, 11:46 – 12:00.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	18:00 – 19:12	The goddess is awakened and invited together on the evening of Friday, 12 October, 18:00 – 19:12 local time, the evening Kolkata keeps for the bodhana. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	06:26 – 12:12	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:48 – 09:21, 09:52 – 10:08, 10:38 – 10:54, 11:24 – 11:38, 12:07 – 12:12.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.
Sandhi Puja	Mon 15 Oct	04:04 – 04:52	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	06:27 – 12:12	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:36 – 09:10, 09:41 – 09:56, 10:27 – 10:42, 11:12 – 11:27, 11:55 – 12:10.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	17:39 – 18:51	The goddess is awakened and invited together on the evening of Friday, 12 October, 17:39 – 18:51 local time, the evening Kolkata keeps for the bodhana. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	06:05 – 11:52	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:27 – 09:01, 09:32 – 09:47, 10:18 – 10:33, 11:03 – 11:18, 11:47 – 11:52.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.
Sandhi Puja	Mon 15 Oct	04:04 – 04:52	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	06:07 – 11:51	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:16 – 08:49, 09:20 – 09:35, 10:06 – 10:21, 10:51 – 11:06, 11:35 – 11:49.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	18:11 – 19:23	The goddess is awakened and invited together on the evening of Friday, 12 October, 18:11 – 19:23 local time, the evening Kolkata keeps for the bodhana. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	07:22 – 12:46	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 07:50 – 10:59, 11:36 – 11:53, 12:28 – 12:45.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.
Sandhi Puja	Sun 14 Oct	23:34 – 00:22	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Sunday into Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, after the sandhi on Sunday, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	07:28 – 12:45	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 07:38 – 10:47, 11:24 – 11:42, 12:16 – 12:33.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	18:18 – 19:30	The goddess is awakened and invited together on the evening of Friday, 12 October, 18:18 – 19:30 local time, the evening Kolkata keeps for the bodhana. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	07:06 – 12:41	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 07:29 – 10:19, 10:52 – 11:09, 11:41 – 11:57, 12:28 – 12:41.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.
Sandhi Puja	Sun 14 Oct	18:34 – 19:22	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Sunday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, after the sandhi on Sunday, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	07:09 – 12:41	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 07:17 – 10:07, 10:40 – 10:57, 11:29 – 11:45, 12:16 – 12:31.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	18:37 – 19:49	The goddess is awakened and invited together on the evening of Friday, 12 October, 18:37 – 19:49 local time, the evening Kolkata keeps for the bodhana. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	07:31 – 13:03	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 07:54 – 10:48, 11:22 – 11:39, 12:12 – 12:28, 12:59 – 13:03.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.
Sandhi Puja	Sun 14 Oct	18:34 – 19:22	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Sunday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, after the sandhi on Sunday, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	07:34 – 13:02	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 07:42 – 10:37, 11:11 – 11:27, 12:00 – 12:16, 12:48 – 13:02.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	19:05 – 20:17	The goddess is awakened and invited together on the evening of Friday, 12 October, 19:05 – 20:17 local time, the evening Kolkata keeps for the bodhana. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	06:17 – 12:41	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:32 – 08:14, 08:37 – 08:49, 09:15 – 09:28, 09:55 – 10:09, 10:39 – 10:54, 11:24 – 11:40, 12:11 – 12:41.By Sydney’s own sunrise the Tithi-tattva’s rule would give Sunday, 14 October.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.By Sydney’s own sunrise the Tithi-tattva’s rule would give Monday, 15 October.
Sandhi Puja	Mon 15 Oct	09:34 – 10:22	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88 By Sydney’s own sunrise the Tithi-tattva’s rule would give Tuesday, 16 October.
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	06:13 – 12:41	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:21 – 08:02, 08:25 – 08:38, 09:03 – 09:16, 09:44 – 09:58, 10:27 – 10:42, 11:12 – 11:28, 11:59 – 12:41.By Sydney’s own sunrise the Tithi-tattva’s rule would give Wednesday, 17 October.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	17:53 – 19:05	The goddess is awakened and invited together on the evening of Friday, 12 October, 17:53 – 19:05 local time, the evening Kolkata keeps for the bodhana. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	06:17 – 12:04	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:38 – 09:10, 09:41 – 09:56, 10:26 – 10:41, 11:11 – 11:26, 11:55 – 12:04.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.
Sandhi Puja	Mon 15 Oct	02:34 – 03:22	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	06:18 – 12:04	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:26 – 08:58, 09:29 – 09:44, 10:15 – 10:30, 11:00 – 11:14, 11:43 – 11:57.

Act	Day	Time	Why
Bodhana	Fri 12 Oct	18:52 – 20:04	The goddess is awakened and invited together on the evening of Friday, 12 October, 18:52 – 20:04 local time, the evening Kolkata keeps for the bodhana. Tithi-tattva p. 75 The evening twilight is taken as three ghaṭīs after sunset, our reading.The bodhana may also be held on the dark Navamī of Āśvina, in the forenoon, ideally with Ārdrā.
Navapatrika entry	Sat 13 Oct	06:49 – 12:50	The Saptamī holds no sunrise in Kolkata, so the nine leaves enter on Saturday, the Ṣaṣṭhī-joined day it falls on, in the forenoon. Tithi-tattva p. 89 A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 07:08 – 09:20, 09:48 – 10:02, 10:30 – 10:45, 11:13 – 11:28, 11:57 – 12:11, 12:40 – 12:50.
Mahashtami	Sun 14 Oct	–	The Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise in Kolkata, joined to the Navamī, so the Mahāṣṭamī pūjā and fast are on Sunday. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89 The fast is kept on the pūjā day, not on the day of the sandhi.
Sandhi Puja	Mon 15 Oct	06:34 – 07:22	The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī: the 48 minutes at the junction, on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 86 Its bali is given on the Navamī.
Mahanavami	Mon 15 Oct	–	The Navamī is current at Monday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the Mahānavamī pūjā is on Monday. Tithi-tattva p. 88
Immersion	Tue 16 Oct	06:48 – 12:50	The Daśamī is current at Tuesday’s sunrise in Kolkata, so the immersion is on Tuesday, in the forenoon, never at night. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠87 Śravaṇa, which the text wants, is current in that forenoon.A movable lagna or navāṃśa is wanted for it (p. 89): 06:56 – 09:08, 09:36 – 09:50, 10:18 – 10:33, 11:02 – 11:16, 11:45 – 12:00, 12:28 – 12:43.By Singapore’s own sunrise the Tithi-tattva’s rule would give Wednesday, 17 October.

How the days are chosen

Every act, from the leaf entry to the immersion, is held on the tithi current at sunrise, even for a muhūrta, which is how the Tithi-tattva reads its ghaṭikā. The worship usually takes three days, and two or four when a tithi is lost or gained. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89

The pūjā’s season runs from the dark Navamī of Āśvina to the bright Daśamī. The Sun in Kanyā adds merit and is not a condition. Tithi-tattva p. 73

Other years: Durga Puja 2026, Durga Puja 2027, Durga Puja 2028; all Durga Puja dates.

Questions

From Raghunandana’s Tithi-tattva, with the Nirṇaya-sindhu and the Dharmasindhu where they differ.

When is Durga Puja 2029?

By Raghunandana’s Tithi-tattva, with the days reckoned at Kolkata for every city: from the leaf entry on Saturday, 13 October to the immersion on Tuesday, 16 October. The Mahāṣṭamī is on Sunday, 14 October, the Sandhi Puja from 04:04 to 04:52 Kolkata time on Monday, and the Mahānavamī on Monday, 15 October. The bodhana is on Friday, 12 October. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89

Why can Maha Navami differ between calendars?

The Tithi-tattva keeps the Mahānavamī on the day after the sandhi, on the Navamī current at sunrise. The Nirṇaya-sindhu and the Dharmasindhu take the Navamī of the Aṣṭamī day when it covers three muhūrtas before that day’s sunset, and otherwise the next day, so in many years they keep it a day earlier. In 2029, in Kolkata, both give Monday, 15 October. Tithi-tattva p. 88; Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 272⁠–⁠273; Dharmasindhu p. 69

What time is Sandhi Puja?

In Kolkata, from 04:04 to 04:52 on Monday, 15 October: the last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī, 48 minutes at the junction of the two tithis. Tithi-tattva p. 86

When is the immersion on Dashami?

In Kolkata, on Tuesday, 16 October, in the forenoon, from 05:34 to 11:21: on the Daśamī current at sunrise, never at night. When the Daśamī lasts under a muhūrta after sunrise, the Aparājitā pūjā and the immersion move to the day before. Tithi-tattva pp. 86⁠–⁠89

Is Durga Puja the same as Navratri?

It falls in the same bright fortnight of Āśvina as Navratri, on its sixth to tenth days. Bengal’s schedule follows Raghunandana’s Tithi-tattva, and the Navratri pages follow the Nirṇaya-sindhu and the Dharmasindhu, so a day can differ, the Mahānavamī most often.

Is the date different in the US or UK?

No. The days are reckoned at Kolkata, where this Bengal rule is kept, for every city, and the times are in your local clock. Where a city’s own sunrise would give another day for an act, the schedule says so. Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89

How the days are found

Read the methodology

The rule: Every act on the tithi current at sunrise for at least a muhūrta (Tithi-tattva pp. 87⁠–⁠89); a tithi holding no sunrise gives the day it falls on (our reading of p. 89).
Bodhana: The Ṣaṣṭhī’s evening twilight, three ghaṭīs after sunset (our reading), with the two-day rules of p. 75; the āmantraṇa on the evening before the leaf entry (p. 76).
Forenoon: The leaf entry and the immersion in the forenoon, sunrise to midday (our reading), never at night (pp. 76⁠–⁠77, 86⁠–⁠87). The movable lagna or navāṃśa the text wants (p. 89) is listed beside them.
Sandhi Puja: The last daṇḍa of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī, 48 minutes at the junction (p. 86).
Mahanavami: The day after the sandhi, on the sunrise Navamī (p. 88). The Nirṇaya-sindhu’s and the Dharmasindhu’s day is shown beside it where it differs (NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69).
One set of days: Kolkata’s days for every city, where this Bengal rule is kept. Where the city’s own sunrise would give another day, the schedule notes it.
Sunrise and sunset: At Kolkata for the days, at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction. The forenoon and evening windows are the chosen city’s own on those days.

Days at Kolkata · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction · Lahiri ayanamsa · times in each city’s own clock · Swiss Ephemeris · Method