Chaitra Navratri begins
Spring Navratri; nine nights of the Goddess before Ram Navami.
Celebrated everywhere
Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday, 19 March 2026 |
| 2027 | Wednesday, 7 April 2027 |
| 2028 | Monday, 27 March 2028 |
| 2029 | Saturday, 14 April 2029 |
| 2030 | Wednesday, 3 April 2030 |
| 2031 | Monday, 24 March 2031 |
Dates are for Mumbai. A tithi that changes close to sunrise or sunset can fall a day earlier or later in another city, so for your own town open the festival in the app.
When it falls
1st day of the waxing moon, in Chaitra. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
The story
Chaitra Navratri is the spring festival of nine nights of Shakti worship, the older of the year's two main Navratris. It begins with Ghatasthapana, setting up a sacred pot as a seat for the goddess, and ends with Ram Navami.
How it is kept
A pot of water with mango leaves and a coconut is set up in the puja space beside barley sown in a small bed. Devotees fast, read the Durga Saptashati and worship the nine forms.
Common questions
When is Chaitra Navratri begins in 2027?
In 2027, Chaitra Navratri begins falls on Wednesday, 7 April 2027 in Mumbai. Dates for other years are in the table above.
How is the date of Chaitra Navratri begins decided?
1st day of the waxing moon, in Chaitra. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
How is Chaitra Navratri begins kept?
A pot of water with mango leaves and a coconut is set up in the puja space beside barley sown in a small bed. Devotees fast, read the Durga Saptashati and worship the nine forms.
Other festivals nearby
Open the Muhurtha app to see Chaitra Navratri begins for your own town, with the exact time its tithi begins and ends. How every festival is dated.
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