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Chaitra · Shukla Pratipada · Durga Maa

Chaitra Navratri 2026चैत्र नवरात्रि

Chaitra Navratri 2026 runs from Thursday, 19 March to Friday, 27 March 2026 in Thane, and Ghatasthapana: 6:58 AM–9:57 AM IST, UTC+5:30.

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Thane · Thursday, 19 March 2026

The day, hour by hour

  1. Vrat begins

    6:43 AM

    The vrat is kept from sunrise, the start of the tithi's day.

  2. Ghatasthapana

    6:58 AM – 9:57 AM
Day 1 · 19 Mar · YellowDay 2 · 20 Mar · GreenDay 3 · 21 Mar · GreyDay 4 · 22 Mar · OrangeDay 5 · 23 Mar · WhiteDay 6 · 24 Mar · RedDay 7 · 25 Mar · Royal blueDay 8 · 26 MarDay 9 · 27 Mar

Times for Thane in IST, UTC+5:30, rounded to the minute, computed by Kalava's engine for this town's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise. How

The spring nine nights, kept quieter than Sharad's — the Vikram new year begins on the first of them, and Ram Navami falls on the ninth.

The vrat

As in Sharad: nine days, or the first and the last, on fruit and vrat foods.

Every town is its own sunrise

Chaitra Navratri 2026 in other towns

Highlighted rows keep the day on another date than India. Tap a town for its full day.

TownDateGhatasthapana
Thane19 Mar–27 Mar6:58 AM–9:57 AM
Delhi19 Mar–27 Mar6:42 AM–9:40 AM
Mumbai19 Mar–27 Mar6:59 AM–9:57 AM
Kolkata19 Mar–27 Mar5:57 AM–8:55 AM
Chennai19 Mar–27 Mar6:29 AM–9:27 AM
Bengaluru19 Mar–27 Mar6:40 AM–9:38 AM
Hyderabad19 Mar–27 Mar6:36 AM–9:35 AM
Ahmedabad19 Mar–27 Mar7:00 AM–9:58 AM
Jaipur19 Mar–27 Mar6:47 AM–9:46 AM
Lucknow19 Mar–27 Mar6:27 AM–9:25 AM
Patna19 Mar–27 Mar6:10 AM–9:08 AM
Abroad
London GB19 Mar–26 Mar6:21 AM–9:19 AM
Leicester GB19 Mar–26 Mar6:25 AM–9:23 AM
Birmingham GB19 Mar–26 Mar6:28 AM–9:26 AM
New York US19 Mar–26 Mar7:16 AM–10:15 AM
Edison US19 Mar–26 Mar7:18 AM–10:16 AM
Jersey City US19 Mar–26 Mar7:16 AM–10:15 AM
Chicago US19 Mar–26 Mar7:10 AM–10:09 AM
Houston US19 Mar–26 Mar7:41 AM–10:40 AM
Dallas US19 Mar–26 Mar7:47 AM–10:46 AM
San Francisco US19 Mar–26 Mar7:29 AM–10:28 AM
San Jose US19 Mar–26 Mar7:27 AM–10:26 AM
Los Angeles US19 Mar–26 Mar7:13 AM–10:11 AM
Atlanta US19 Mar–26 Mar7:57 AM–10:56 AM
Washington, DC US19 Mar–26 Mar7:28 AM–10:27 AM
Boston US19 Mar–26 Mar7:04 AM–10:03 AM
Seattle US19 Mar–26 Mar7:29 AM–10:28 AM
Toronto CA19 Mar–26 Mar7:37 AM–10:36 AM
Brampton CA19 Mar–26 Mar7:39 AM–10:38 AM
Vancouver CA19 Mar–26 Mar7:32 AM–10:31 AM
Sydney AU20 Mar–27 Mar a day after India7:13 AM–10:12 AM
Melbourne AU20 Mar–27 Mar a day after India7:38 AM–10:37 AM
Auckland NZ20 Mar–27 Mar a day after India7:38 AM–10:38 AM
Singapore SG20 Mar–27 Mar a day after India7:24 AM–10:23 AM
Kuala Lumpur MY20 Mar–27 Mar a day after India7:33 AM–10:31 AM
Dubai AE19 Mar–27 Mar6:39 AM–9:38 AM
Doha QA19 Mar–27 Mar5:54 AM–8:53 AM
Nairobi KE19 Mar–27 Mar6:52 AM–9:51 AM
Durban ZA19 Mar–27 Mar6:14 AM–9:13 AM
Port Louis MU19 Mar–27 Mar6:28 AM–9:28 AM

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How Chaitra Navratri is kept

Katha

The year's first morning

The year turns here, not in January. On the first day of the bright half of Chaitra the new samvat begins, the neem is in flower, and the old panchang is put away.

Puja vidhi

6 steps

The method at the day's own hours, every mantra with its meaning.

Samagri

5 things to set out

Every item pictured, a list to tick and send.

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