When is Chaitra Navratri 2026? — 19 March 2026
Thursday, 19 March 2026
- Tithi
- Chaitra Shukla Pratipada
- Tithi runs
- 06:53 AM, 19 Mar to 04:52 AM, 20 Mar
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How the date is chosen
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada at sunrise (udaya tithi) — the day of Ghatasthapana, the first day of Navratri.
About Chaitra Navratri
Nine nights of Goddess Durga at the start of the Hindu new year (Chaitra Shukla Pratipada — also Gudi Padwa and Ugadi). Ghatasthapana is done on the first morning; many fast and read the Durga Saptashati.
Times are for New Delhi (IST). In other cities sunrise, moonrise and muhurat times differ by some minutes, and now and then the day itself differs. Festival times for your city →
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