Navratri 2026

Sharad Navratri in 2026, day by day: Ghatasthapana, Durga Ashtami, Sandhi Puja and Maha Navami for your city, and the day of Vijayadashami.

City

Ashwin, Shukla Pratipada

Navratri in Delhi

Sunday, 11 October

Navratri is on now, from Sunday, 11 October 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

Dharmasindhu p. 65

How the day is chosen

The kalaśa is set up on the Āśvina śukla Pratipadā current at sunrise, best when it lasts three muhūrtas after it, never on the one joined with Amāvasyā, unless the Pratipadā touches no sunrise or lasts under a muhūrta. The window is the first ten ghaṭikās (four hours) after sunrise while the Pratipadā runs, or the Abhijit muhūrta when that fails. The kalaśa is never set up in the afternoon or at night. Dharmasindhu p. 65

Saturday or Sunday in Delhi

Delhi time

Sat 10 OctSat 10

Sun 11 OctSun 11 Ghatasthapana

AmavasyaAmavasyaPratipada Sat 21:20 – Sun 21:31Pratipada Sthāpana 06:20 – 10:2006:20 – 10:20

In Delhi, the Pratipadā runs from Sat 21:20 to Sun 21:31: the Pratipadā is current at Sunday’s sunrise and lasts 19 muhūrtas after it, so Navratri begins on Sunday. Dharmasindhu p. 65

In Bengal, the worship of these days follows the Tithi-tattva: Durga Puja 2026

Sharad Navratri 2026, day by day

Delhi. A day can carry two tithis, or a tithi two days. DS pp. 65⁠–⁠66

Durga AshtamiMonday, 19 October

Sandhi Puja10:28 – 11:16Monday, 19 October

Maha NavamiMonday, 19 October

VijayadashamiTuesday, 20 October

This year the Durgāṣṭamī and the Mahānavamī fall on the same day, Monday, 19 October: the Aṣṭamī is current at its sunrise and the Navamī covers its evening. DS p. 69

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Sun 11 Oct	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:20 – 10:20 DS p. 65
Day 2	Mon 12 Oct	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Tue 13 Oct	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Wed 14 Oct	Caturthī
Day 5	Thu 15 Oct	Pañcamī
Day 6	Fri 16 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Sat 17 Oct	Saptamī
Day 8	Sun 18 Oct	Saptamī
Day 9	Mon 19 Oct	Aṣṭamī	Durgāṣṭamī: the Aṣṭamī is current at Monday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS pp. 262⁠–⁠264; DS p. 69 Mahānavamī: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Monday evening NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69 Sandhi-pūjā 10:28 – 11:16 DS p. 69
Day 10	Tue 20 Oct	Navamī
Vijayadashami	Tue 20 Oct	Daśamī	Afternoon pūjā 13:13 – 15:29 Dussehra 2026

Chaitra Navratri 2026

Delhi. The spring Navarātri, by the same first-day rule. NS p. 113; DS p. 31

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Thu 19 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:53 – 10:27 NS p. 113; DS p. 31 Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 2	Fri 20 Mar	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Sat 21 Mar	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 5	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī
Day 6	Tue 24 Mar	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Wed 25 Mar	Saptamī
Day 8	Thu 26 Mar	Aṣṭamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Aṣṭamī is current at Thursday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS p. 118; DS p. 33 The Navarātri ends: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Thursday evening DS p. 34
Day 9	Fri 27 Mar	Navamī
Rāma-navamī	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	Midday 11:49 – 13:40: the Navamī covers Thursday’s midday and not Friday’s, so it is kept on Thursday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Sun 11 Oct	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:32 – 10:32 DS p. 65
Day 2	Mon 12 Oct	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Tue 13 Oct	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Wed 14 Oct	Caturthī
Day 5	Thu 15 Oct	Pañcamī
Day 6	Fri 16 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Sat 17 Oct	Saptamī
Day 8	Sun 18 Oct	Saptamī
Day 9	Mon 19 Oct	Aṣṭamī	Durgāṣṭamī: the Aṣṭamī is current at Monday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS pp. 262⁠–⁠264; DS p. 69 Mahānavamī: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Monday evening NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69 Sandhi-pūjā 10:28 – 11:16 DS p. 69
Day 10	Tue 20 Oct	Navamī
Vijayadashami	Tue 20 Oct	Daśamī	Afternoon pūjā 13:32 – 15:52 Dussehra 2026

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Thu 19 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:53 – 10:44 NS p. 113; DS p. 31 Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 2	Fri 20 Mar	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Sat 21 Mar	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 5	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī
Day 6	Tue 24 Mar	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Wed 25 Mar	Saptamī
Day 8	Thu 26 Mar	Aṣṭamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Aṣṭamī is current at Thursday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS p. 118; DS p. 33 The Navarātri ends: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Thursday evening DS p. 34
Day 9	Fri 27 Mar	Navamī
Rāma-navamī	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	Midday 11:49 – 13:57: the Navamī covers Thursday’s midday and not Friday’s, so it is kept on Thursday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Sun 11 Oct	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 05:32 – 09:32 DS p. 65
Day 2	Mon 12 Oct	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Tue 13 Oct	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Wed 14 Oct	Caturthī
Day 5	Thu 15 Oct	Pañcamī
Day 6	Fri 16 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Sat 17 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 8	Sun 18 Oct	Saptamī
Day 9	Mon 19 Oct	Aṣṭamī	Durgāṣṭamī: the Aṣṭamī is current at Monday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS pp. 262⁠–⁠264; DS p. 69 Mahānavamī: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Monday evening NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69 Sandhi-pūjā 10:28 – 11:16 DS p. 69
Day 10	Tue 20 Oct	Navamī
Vijayadashami	Tue 20 Oct	Daśamī	Afternoon pūjā 12:50 – 14:48 Dussehra 2026

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Thu 19 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:53 – 09:42 NS p. 113; DS p. 31 Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 2	Fri 20 Mar	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Sat 21 Mar	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 5	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī
Day 6	Tue 24 Mar	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Wed 25 Mar	Saptamī
Day 8	Thu 26 Mar	Aṣṭamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Aṣṭamī is current at Thursday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS p. 118; DS p. 33 The Navarātri ends: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Thursday evening DS p. 34
Day 9	Fri 27 Mar	Navamī
Rāma-navamī	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	Midday 11:49 – 12:55: the Navamī covers Thursday’s midday and not Friday’s, so it is kept on Thursday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Sun 11 Oct	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 05:59 – 09:59 DS p. 65
Day 2	Mon 12 Oct	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Tue 13 Oct	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Wed 14 Oct	Caturthī
Day 5	Thu 15 Oct	Pañcamī
Day 6	Fri 16 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Sat 17 Oct	Saptamī
Day 8	Sun 18 Oct	Saptamī
Day 9	Mon 19 Oct	Aṣṭamī	Durgāṣṭamī: the Aṣṭamī is current at Monday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS pp. 262⁠–⁠264; DS p. 69 Mahānavamī: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Monday evening NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69 Sandhi-pūjā 10:28 – 11:16 DS p. 69
Day 10	Tue 20 Oct	Navamī
Vijayadashami	Tue 20 Oct	Daśamī	Afternoon pūjā 13:04 – 15:25 Dussehra 2026

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Thu 19 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:53 – 10:14 NS p. 113; DS p. 31 Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 2	Fri 20 Mar	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Sat 21 Mar	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 5	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī
Day 6	Tue 24 Mar	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Wed 25 Mar	Saptamī
Day 8	Thu 26 Mar	Aṣṭamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Aṣṭamī is current at Thursday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS p. 118; DS p. 33 The Navarātri ends: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Thursday evening DS p. 34
Day 9	Fri 27 Mar	Navamī
Rāma-navamī	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	Midday 11:49 – 13:27: the Navamī covers Thursday’s midday and not Friday’s, so it is kept on Thursday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Sun 11 Oct	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:10 – 10:10 DS p. 65
Day 2	Mon 12 Oct	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Tue 13 Oct	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Wed 14 Oct	Caturthī
Day 5	Thu 15 Oct	Pañcamī
Day 6	Fri 16 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Sat 17 Oct	Saptamī
Day 8	Sun 18 Oct	Saptamī
Day 9	Mon 19 Oct	Aṣṭamī	Durgāṣṭamī: the Aṣṭamī is current at Monday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS pp. 262⁠–⁠264; DS p. 69 Mahānavamī: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Monday evening NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69 Sandhi-pūjā 10:28 – 11:16 DS p. 69
Day 10	Tue 20 Oct	Navamī
Vijayadashami	Tue 20 Oct	Daśamī	Afternoon pūjā 13:14 – 15:36 Dussehra 2026

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Thu 19 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:53 – 10:25 NS p. 113; DS p. 31 Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 2	Fri 20 Mar	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Sat 21 Mar	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 5	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī
Day 6	Tue 24 Mar	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Wed 25 Mar	Saptamī
Day 8	Thu 26 Mar	Aṣṭamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Aṣṭamī is current at Thursday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS p. 118; DS p. 33 The Navarātri ends: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Thursday evening DS p. 34
Day 9	Fri 27 Mar	Navamī
Rāma-navamī	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	Midday 11:49 – 13:38: the Navamī covers Thursday’s midday and not Friday’s, so it is kept on Thursday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Sun 11 Oct	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:09 – 10:09 DS p. 65
Day 2	Mon 12 Oct	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Tue 13 Oct	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Wed 14 Oct	Caturthī
Day 5	Thu 15 Oct	Pañcamī
Day 6	Fri 16 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Sat 17 Oct	Saptamī
Day 8	Sun 18 Oct	Saptamī
Day 9	Mon 19 Oct	Aṣṭamī	Durgāṣṭamī: the Aṣṭamī is current at Monday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS pp. 262⁠–⁠264; DS p. 69 Mahānavamī: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Monday evening NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69 Sandhi-pūjā 10:28 – 11:16 DS p. 69
Day 10	Tue 20 Oct	Navamī
Vijayadashami	Tue 20 Oct	Daśamī	Afternoon pūjā 13:10 – 15:30 Dussehra 2026

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Thu 19 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:53 – 10:22 NS p. 113; DS p. 31 Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 2	Fri 20 Mar	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Sat 21 Mar	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 5	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī
Day 6	Tue 24 Mar	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Wed 25 Mar	Saptamī
Day 8	Thu 26 Mar	Aṣṭamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Aṣṭamī is current at Thursday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS p. 118; DS p. 33 The Navarātri ends: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Thursday evening DS p. 34
Day 9	Fri 27 Mar	Navamī
Rāma-navamī	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	Midday 11:49 – 13:35: the Navamī covers Thursday’s midday and not Friday’s, so it is kept on Thursday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Sun 11 Oct	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:35 – 10:35 DS p. 65
Day 2	Mon 12 Oct	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Tue 13 Oct	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Wed 14 Oct	Caturthī
Day 5	Thu 15 Oct	Pañcamī
Day 6	Fri 16 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Sat 17 Oct	Saptamī
Day 8	Sun 18 Oct	Saptamī
Day 9	Mon 19 Oct	Aṣṭamī	Durgāṣṭamī: the Aṣṭamī is current at Monday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS pp. 262⁠–⁠264; DS p. 69 Mahānavamī: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Monday evening NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69 Sandhi-pūjā 10:28 – 11:16 DS p. 69
Day 10	Tue 20 Oct	Navamī
Vijayadashami	Tue 20 Oct	Daśamī	Afternoon pūjā 13:33 – 15:51 Dussehra 2026

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Thu 19 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:53 – 10:45 NS p. 113; DS p. 31 Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 2	Fri 20 Mar	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Sat 21 Mar	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 5	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī
Day 6	Tue 24 Mar	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Wed 25 Mar	Saptamī
Day 8	Thu 26 Mar	Aṣṭamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Aṣṭamī is current at Thursday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS p. 118; DS p. 33 The Navarātri ends: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Thursday evening DS p. 34
Day 9	Fri 27 Mar	Navamī
Rāma-navamī	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	Midday 11:49 – 13:58: the Navamī covers Thursday’s midday and not Friday’s, so it is kept on Thursday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Sun 11 Oct	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:28 – 10:28 DS p. 65
Day 2	Mon 12 Oct	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Tue 13 Oct	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Wed 14 Oct	Caturthī
Day 5	Thu 15 Oct	Pañcamī
Day 6	Fri 16 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Sat 17 Oct	Saptamī
Day 8	Sun 18 Oct	Saptamī
Day 9	Mon 19 Oct	Aṣṭamī	Durgāṣṭamī: the Aṣṭamī is current at Monday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS pp. 262⁠–⁠264; DS p. 69 Mahānavamī: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Monday evening NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69 Sandhi-pūjā 10:28 – 11:16 DS p. 69
Day 10	Tue 20 Oct	Navamī
Vijayadashami	Tue 20 Oct	Daśamī	Afternoon pūjā 13:29 – 15:48 Dussehra 2026

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Thu 19 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:53 – 10:40 NS p. 113; DS p. 31 Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 2	Fri 20 Mar	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Sat 21 Mar	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 5	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī
Day 6	Tue 24 Mar	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Wed 25 Mar	Saptamī
Day 8	Thu 26 Mar	Aṣṭamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Aṣṭamī is current at Thursday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS p. 118; DS p. 33 The Navarātri ends: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Thursday evening DS p. 34
Day 9	Fri 27 Mar	Navamī
Rāma-navamī	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	Midday 11:49 – 13:53: the Navamī covers Thursday’s midday and not Friday’s, so it is kept on Thursday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Sun 11 Oct	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:25 – 10:25 DS p. 65
Day 2	Mon 12 Oct	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Tue 13 Oct	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Wed 14 Oct	Caturthī
Day 5	Thu 15 Oct	Pañcamī
Day 6	Fri 16 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Sat 17 Oct	Saptamī
Day 8	Sun 18 Oct	Saptamī
Day 9	Mon 19 Oct	Aṣṭamī	Durgāṣṭamī: the Aṣṭamī is current at Monday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS pp. 262⁠–⁠264; DS p. 69 Mahānavamī: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Monday evening NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69 Sandhi-pūjā 10:28 – 11:16 DS p. 69
Day 10	Tue 20 Oct	Navamī
Vijayadashami	Tue 20 Oct	Daśamī	Afternoon pūjā 13:19 – 15:36 Dussehra 2026

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Thu 19 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:53 – 10:33 NS p. 113; DS p. 31 Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 2	Fri 20 Mar	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Sat 21 Mar	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 5	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī
Day 6	Tue 24 Mar	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Wed 25 Mar	Saptamī
Day 8	Thu 26 Mar	Aṣṭamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Aṣṭamī is current at Thursday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS p. 118; DS p. 33 The Navarātri ends: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Thursday evening DS p. 34
Day 9	Fri 27 Mar	Navamī
Rāma-navamī	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	Midday 11:49 – 13:46: the Navamī covers Thursday’s midday and not Friday’s, so it is kept on Thursday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Sun 11 Oct	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:04 – 10:04 DS p. 65
Day 2	Mon 12 Oct	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Tue 13 Oct	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Wed 14 Oct	Caturthī
Day 5	Thu 15 Oct	Pañcamī
Day 6	Fri 16 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Sat 17 Oct	Saptamī
Day 8	Sun 18 Oct	Saptamī
Day 9	Mon 19 Oct	Aṣṭamī	Durgāṣṭamī: the Aṣṭamī is current at Monday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS pp. 262⁠–⁠264; DS p. 69 Mahānavamī: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Monday evening NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69 Sandhi-pūjā 10:28 – 11:16 DS p. 69
Day 10	Tue 20 Oct	Navamī
Vijayadashami	Tue 20 Oct	Daśamī	Afternoon pūjā 12:59 – 15:15 Dussehra 2026

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Thu 19 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:53 – 10:12 NS p. 113; DS p. 31 Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 2	Fri 20 Mar	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Sat 21 Mar	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 5	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī
Day 6	Tue 24 Mar	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Wed 25 Mar	Saptamī
Day 8	Thu 26 Mar	Aṣṭamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Aṣṭamī is current at Thursday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS p. 118; DS p. 33 The Navarātri ends: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Thursday evening DS p. 34
Day 9	Fri 27 Mar	Navamī
Rāma-navamī	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	Midday 11:49 – 13:25: the Navamī covers Thursday’s midday and not Friday’s, so it is kept on Thursday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Sun 11 Oct	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 07:19 – 11:19 DS p. 65
Day 2	Mon 12 Oct	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Tue 13 Oct	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Wed 14 Oct	Caturthī
Day 5	Thu 15 Oct	Pañcamī
Day 6	Fri 16 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Sat 17 Oct	Saptamī
Day 8	Sun 18 Oct	Aṣṭamī	Durgāṣṭamī: the Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS pp. 262⁠–⁠264; DS p. 69
Day 9	Mon 19 Oct	Navamī	Mahānavamī: the Navamī covers under three muhūrtas of Sunday evening, so it is kept on the later day, Monday NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69 Sandhi-pūjā 05:58 – 06:46 DS p. 69
Day 10	Tue 20 Oct	Navamī
Vijayadashami	Tue 20 Oct	Daśamī	Afternoon pūjā 13:46 – 15:51 Dussehra 2026

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Thu 19 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:07 – 10:07 NS p. 113; DS p. 31 Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 2	Fri 20 Mar	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Sat 21 Mar	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 5	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī
Day 6	Tue 24 Mar	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Wed 25 Mar	Saptamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Navamī touches no sunrise, so the Aṣṭamī is kept on the earlier day, Wednesday NS p. 118; DS p. 33
Day 8	Thu 26 Mar	Aṣṭamī and Navamī	The Navarātri ends: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Thursday evening DS p. 34
Rāma-navamī	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	Midday 10:51 – 13:21: the Navamī covers Thursday’s midday and not Friday’s, so it is kept on Thursday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Sun 11 Oct	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 07:04 – 11:04 DS p. 65
Day 2	Mon 12 Oct	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Tue 13 Oct	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Wed 14 Oct	Caturthī
Day 5	Thu 15 Oct	Pañcamī
Day 6	Fri 16 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Sat 17 Oct	Saptamī
Day 8	Sun 18 Oct	Aṣṭamī	Durgāṣṭamī: the Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS pp. 262⁠–⁠264; DS p. 69
Day 9	Mon 19 Oct	Navamī	Mahānavamī: the Navamī covers under three muhūrtas of Sunday evening, so it is kept on the later day, Monday NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69 Sandhi-pūjā 00:58 – 01:46 DS p. 69
Vijayadashami	Tue 20 Oct	Daśamī	Afternoon pūjā 13:45 – 15:56 Dussehra 2026

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Thu 19 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 07:02 – 11:02 NS p. 113; DS p. 31 Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 2	Fri 20 Mar	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Sat 21 Mar	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 5	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī and Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 6	Tue 24 Mar	Saptamī
Day 7	Wed 25 Mar	Aṣṭamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Aṣṭamī is current at Wednesday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS p. 118; DS p. 33
Day 8	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	The Navarātri ends: the Navamī covers under three muhūrtas of Wednesday evening, so it is kept on the later day, Thursday DS p. 34
Rāma-navamī	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	Midday 11:47 – 14:16: the Navamī covers Thursday’s midday and not Wednesday’s, so it is kept on Thursday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Sun 11 Oct	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 07:28 – 11:28 DS p. 65
Day 2	Mon 12 Oct	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Tue 13 Oct	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Wed 14 Oct	Caturthī
Day 5	Thu 15 Oct	Pañcamī
Day 6	Fri 16 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Sat 17 Oct	Saptamī
Day 8	Sun 18 Oct	Aṣṭamī	Durgāṣṭamī: the Aṣṭamī is current at Sunday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS pp. 262⁠–⁠264; DS p. 69
Day 9	Mon 19 Oct	Navamī	Mahānavamī: the Navamī covers under three muhūrtas of Sunday evening, so it is kept on the later day, Monday NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69 Sandhi-pūjā 00:58 – 01:46 DS p. 69
Vijayadashami	Tue 20 Oct	Daśamī	Afternoon pūjā 14:06 – 16:15 Dussehra 2026

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Thu 19 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 07:23 – 11:23 NS p. 113; DS p. 31 Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 2	Fri 20 Mar	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Sat 21 Mar	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 5	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī and Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 6	Tue 24 Mar	Saptamī
Day 7	Wed 25 Mar	Aṣṭamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Aṣṭamī is current at Wednesday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS p. 118; DS p. 33
Day 8	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	The Navarātri ends: the Navamī covers under three muhūrtas of Wednesday evening, so it is kept on the later day, Thursday DS p. 34
Rāma-navamī	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	Midday 12:09 – 14:38: the Navamī covers Thursday’s midday and not Wednesday’s, so it is kept on Thursday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Fri 20 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:59 – 10:22 NS p. 113; DS p. 31 Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 2	Sat 21 Mar	Dvitīyā and Tṛtīyā
Day 3	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 4	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī
Day 5	Tue 24 Mar	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 6	Wed 25 Mar	Saptamī
Day 7	Thu 26 Mar	Aṣṭamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Aṣṭamī is current at Thursday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS p. 118; DS p. 33
Day 8	Fri 27 Mar	Navamī	The Navarātri ends: the Navamī covers under three muhūrtas of Thursday evening, so it is kept on the later day, Friday DS p. 34
Rāma-navamī	Fri 27 Mar	Navamī	Midday 11:49 – 14:11: the Navamī covers Friday’s midday and not Thursday’s, so it is kept on Friday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Sun 11 Oct	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:16 – 10:16 DS p. 65
Day 2	Mon 12 Oct	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Tue 13 Oct	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Wed 14 Oct	Caturthī
Day 5	Thu 15 Oct	Pañcamī
Day 6	Fri 16 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Sat 17 Oct	Saptamī
Day 8	Sun 18 Oct	Saptamī
Day 9	Mon 19 Oct	Aṣṭamī	Durgāṣṭamī: the Aṣṭamī is current at Monday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS pp. 262⁠–⁠264; DS p. 69 Mahānavamī: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Monday evening NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69 Sandhi-pūjā 08:58 – 09:46 DS p. 69
Day 10	Tue 20 Oct	Navamī
Vijayadashami	Tue 20 Oct	Daśamī	Afternoon pūjā 13:12 – 15:29 Dussehra 2026

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Thu 19 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:25 – 10:25 NS p. 113; DS p. 31 Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 2	Fri 20 Mar	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Sat 21 Mar	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 5	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī
Day 6	Tue 24 Mar	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Wed 25 Mar	Saptamī
Day 8	Thu 26 Mar	Aṣṭamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Aṣṭamī is current at Thursday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS p. 118; DS p. 33 The Navarātri ends: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Thursday evening DS p. 34
Day 9	Fri 27 Mar	Navamī
Rāma-navamī	Thu 26 Mar	Navamī	Midday 11:11 – 13:38: the Navamī covers Thursday’s midday and not Friday’s, so it is kept on Thursday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Sun 11 Oct	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 06:49 – 10:49 DS p. 65
Day 2	Mon 12 Oct	Dvitīyā
Day 3	Tue 13 Oct	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Wed 14 Oct	Caturthī
Day 5	Thu 15 Oct	Pañcamī
Day 6	Fri 16 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Sat 17 Oct	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 8	Sun 18 Oct	Saptamī
Day 9	Mon 19 Oct	Aṣṭamī	Durgāṣṭamī: the Aṣṭamī is current at Monday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS pp. 262⁠–⁠264; DS p. 69 Mahānavamī: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Monday evening NS pp. 272⁠–⁠273; DS p. 69 Sandhi-pūjā 12:58 – 13:46 DS p. 69
Day 10	Tue 20 Oct	Navamī
Vijayadashami	Tue 20 Oct	Daśamī	Afternoon pūjā 15:20 – 16:26 Dussehra 2026

Day	Date	Tithi at sunrise	Note
Day 1	Thu 19 Mar	Pratipadā	Ghatasthapana 09:23 – 11:10 NS p. 113; DS p. 31
Day 2	Fri 20 Mar	Pratipadā and Dvitīyā	Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year DS p. 31
Day 3	Sat 21 Mar	Tṛtīyā
Day 4	Sun 22 Mar	Caturthī
Day 5	Mon 23 Mar	Pañcamī
Day 6	Tue 24 Mar	Ṣaṣṭhī
Day 7	Wed 25 Mar	Saptamī
Day 8	Thu 26 Mar	Aṣṭamī	Aṣṭamī, Bhavānī’s birth: the Aṣṭamī is current at Thursday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī NS p. 118; DS p. 33 The Navarātri ends: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Thursday evening DS p. 34
Day 9	Fri 27 Mar	Navamī
Rāma-navamī	Fri 27 Mar	Navamī	Midday 11:57 – 12:37: the Navamī covers midday on both Thursday and Friday, so it is kept on the later day, Friday. NS pp. 118⁠–⁠120; DS p. 33 Ram Navami dates

Navratri 2026 around the world

Each city’s own sunrise and sunset

Sunday, 11 October in all 16 cities

DelhiSthāpana 06:20 – 10:20
MumbaiSthāpana 06:32 – 10:32
KolkataSthāpana 05:32 – 09:32
ChennaiSthāpana 05:59 – 09:59
BengaluruSthāpana 06:10 – 10:10
HyderabadSthāpana 06:09 – 10:09
AhmedabadSthāpana 06:35 – 10:35
PuneSthāpana 06:28 – 10:28
JaipurSthāpana 06:25 – 10:25
LucknowSthāpana 06:04 – 10:04
LondonSthāpana 07:19 – 11:19
New York CitySthāpana 07:04 – 11:04
TorontoSthāpana 07:28 – 11:28
SydneySthāpana 06:20 – 10:20
DubaiSthāpana 06:16 – 10:16
SingaporeSthāpana 06:49 – 10:49

Why every city agrees In all 16 cities the Pratipadā is current at Sunday’s sunrise, so Navratri begins on Sunday. Dharmasindhu p. 65

Other years: Navratri 2027, Navratri 2028; all Navratri dates.

Questions

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

When does Navratri 2026 start?

In Delhi, on Sunday, 11 October 2026, with Ghatasthapana from 06:20 to 10:20. Every city on this page keeps the same day. 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

When is Durga Ashtami 2026?

In Delhi, on Monday, 19 October 2026: the Aṣṭamī is current at Monday’s sunrise, joined to the Navamī. The Mahānavamī falls the same day. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 262⁠–⁠264; Dharmasindhu p. 69

When is Maha Navami 2026?

In Delhi, on Monday, 19 October 2026: the Navamī, joined to the Aṣṭamī, covers three muhūrtas of Monday evening. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 272⁠–⁠273; Dharmasindhu p. 69

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. In Delhi in 2026, 10:28 to 11:16 on Monday, 19 October. 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

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Saturday or Sunday in Delhi

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Saturday or Sunday in Mumbai

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Saturday or Sunday in Hyderabad

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Saturday or Sunday in Ahmedabad

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Saturday or Sunday in Pune

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Saturday or Sunday in Jaipur

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Saturday or Sunday in Lucknow

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Saturday or Sunday in London

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Saturday or Sunday in New York City

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Saturday or Sunday in Toronto

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Saturday or Sunday in Sydney

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Saturday or Sunday in Dubai

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Saturday or Sunday in Singapore

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