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Navratri dates

When Sharad Navratri begins in 2026, 2027 and 2028: the first day and its Ghatasthapana window, for Delhi and cities abroad.

Navratri now in Delhi

Sunday, 11 October 2026

Navratri is on now, to Tuesday, 20 October. In Delhi, the Pratipadā is current at Sunday’s sunrise and lasts 19 muhūrtas after it, so Navratri begins on Sunday.

Ghatasthapana06:20 – 10:20
PratipadāSat 21:20 – Sun 21:31
Navratri 2026: every city and why

Navratri dates, 2026 to 2028

Each city’s own time
YearDelhiLondonNew York CitySydney
Navratri 2026 Sun 11 Oct Sthāpana 06:20 – 10:20 Sun 11 Oct Sthāpana 07:19 – 11:19 Sun 11 Oct Sthāpana 07:04 – 11:04 Sun 11 Oct Sthāpana 06:20 – 10:20
Navratri 2027 Thu 30 Sep Sthāpana 08:06 – 10:14 Thu 30 Sep Sthāpana 07:00 – 11:00 Thu 30 Sep Sthāpana 06:52 – 10:52 Fri 1 Oct Sthāpana 05:34 – 09:34
Navratri 2028 Tue 19 Sep Sthāpana 06:09 – 10:09 Tue 19 Sep Sthāpana 06:43 – 10:43 Tue 19 Sep Sthāpana 06:42 – 10:30 Tue 19 Sep Sthāpana 05:49 – 09:49

Each year’s page lists all 16 cities and why each keeps its day. Dharmasindhu p. 65

Questions

From the Dharmasindhu p. 65, with the page for each.

When is Navratri?

In Delhi: Sunday, 11 October 2026, Thursday, 30 September 2027 and Tuesday, 19 September 2028. Each city keeps its own day by its own sunrise and sunset. Dharmasindhu p. 65

What time is Ghatasthapana?

In the first ten ghaṭikās (four hours) after sunrise while the Pratipadā runs, failing that at the Abhijit muhūrta, never in the afternoon or at night. The Pratipadā’s first sixteen nāḍīs, Citrā and Vaidhṛti are avoided where the time allows, never at the cost of the forenoon. Dharmasindhu pp. 65⁠–⁠66

What time is Sandhi Puja?

At the junction of the Aṣṭamī and the Navamī: the last ghaṭikā of the Aṣṭamī and the first of the Navamī, 48 minutes across it. Dharmasindhu p. 69

Which days are Chaitra and Sharad Navratri?

Sharad Navratri begins on the Āśvina śukla Pratipadā and ends with Vijayadashami on the Daśamī. Chaitra Navratri, in the spring, begins on the Caitra śukla Pratipadā by the same first-day rule and ends on the Navamī, the day of Rāma-navamī or the one before. This page gives both, day by day. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 113; Dharmasindhu pp. 31, 34

Why is the date different in the US or UK?

Navratri’s first day is decided by the Pratipadā at sunrise at the city. The tithi begins and ends at the same moment everywhere, but sunrise and sunset come at different hours, so a city far to the west or east can keep another day. Dharmasindhu p. 65

How the day is found

Read the methodology
The first day
The Āśvina śukla Pratipadā at sunrise, never the one joined with Amāvasyā, unless it touches no sunrise or lasts under a muhūrta. Dharmasindhu p. 65.
The window
The first ten ghaṭikās (four hours) after sunrise while the Pratipadā runs, failing that the Abhijit muhūrta. Dharmasindhu pp. 65⁠–⁠66.
Cautions
The Pratipadā’s first sixteen nāḍīs, Citrā and Vaidhṛti are avoided where the time allows, never at the cost of the forenoon.
Sunrise
At the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, for the chosen city. Every date is that city’s own.

Sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction · Lahiri ayanamsa for month names · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method