🪷 भीष्माष्टमी · Bhīṣmāṣṭamī

Bhīṣmāṣṭamī Source-Anchor Spine

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Bhīṣmāṣṭamīlocal festival mūrti-page · Pan-Hindu/festivalsall 124 festival pages and tradition categories/2026 Hindu calendaryear-level festival occurrence aggregation from the same engine2025 occurrenceBhīṣmāṣṭamī computed on Wednesday, 2025-02-052026 occurrenceBhīṣmāṣṭamī computed on Monday, 2026-01-262027 occurrenceBhīṣmāṣṭamī computed on Sunday, 2027-02-14Mahābhārata Anuśāsana-Parvalocal Mahābhārata route mirrored from festival source text: Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana ParvaBG 10.35Krishna as Mārgaśīrṣa among months and kusumākara among seasonsBG 10.30kālaḥ kalayatām aham · Krishna as Time among reckoners/jyotisha-referencetithi, nakshatra, vāra, and pañchāṅga element source layer/cosmic-timekalpa, manvantara, yuga, and annual-cycle time context/lagna-tithi-lokaMātṛ-Vidyā source layer for tithi, loka, and reader-local kṣetra/samskara-muhurtaoperational muhūrta doorway for dharmic timing decisions/bindufestival time as Bindu-touch aperture in the dharmic year/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundationtextual witnessesMahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva

📅 When is Bhīṣmāṣṭamī?

YearDateDay
20252025-02-05Wednesday
2026 (this year)2026-01-26Monday
20272027-02-14Sunday
Bhīṣma's mahaprasthāna anniversary (Māgha Śukla 8); Bhīṣma-tarpaṇa.
Associated deity: Bhīṣma Pitāmaha

Tradition

Tradition: Pan-Hindu

Vrata: Yes (fasting day)

Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)

{
  "tithi_number": 8,
  "tithi_paksha": "Śukla",
  "lunar_month": "Māgha"
}

Sources

Precedence: 2 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output