When is Ram Navami 2026? — 26 March 2026
Thursday, 26 March 2026
- Tithi
- Chaitra Shukla Navami
- Madhyahna puja · New Delhi
- 11:49 AM – 01:41 PM
- Tithi runs
- 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar
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How the date is chosen
Chaitra Shukla Navami during madhyahna (the middle fifth of the day), the traditional time of Rama's birth; if two days have some of it, the day it covers more.
About Ram Navami
Birth of Lord Rama, celebrated at midday (madhyahna) on Chaitra Shukla Navami — puja, Ramayan path and bhajans; many fast until noon.
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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