Chaitra · Shukla Navami · Shri Ram
Ram Navami 2026राम नवमी
Ram Navami 2026 is on Thursday, 26 March 2026 in Columbus, OH, and Vrat begins: 7:26 AM EDT, UTC−4.
Just past · computed for Columbus, OH · EDT, UTC−4Columbus · Thursday, 26 March 2026
The day, hour by hour
Vrat begins
7:26 AMThe vrat is kept from sunrise, the start of the tithi's day.
Madhyahna puja
12:23 PM – 2:52 PMShri Ram was born at midday; the puja is done in the middle three muhurtas of the day.
Times for Columbus, OH in EDT, UTC−4, rounded to the minute, computed by Kalava's engine for this town's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise. How
Shri Ram was born at midday on the ninth of Chaitra, so the birth is kept at noon and not at night. It closes the spring nine nights.
The vrat
Fruit and milk until the midday birth; the meal follows the puja.
Every town is its own sunrise
Ram Navami 2026 in other towns
Highlighted rows keep the day on another date than India. Tap a town for its full day.
| Town | Date | Vrat begins |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 26 Mar | 6:18 AM |
| Mumbai | 26 Mar | 6:38 AM |
| Kolkata | 26 Mar | 5:35 AM |
| Chennai | 26 Mar | 6:09 AM |
| Bengaluru | 26 Mar | 6:20 AM |
| Hyderabad | 26 Mar | 6:16 AM |
| Ahmedabad | 26 Mar | 6:38 AM |
| Jaipur | 26 Mar | 6:25 AM |
| Lucknow | 26 Mar | 6:04 AM |
| Patna | 26 Mar | 5:47 AM |
| Abroad | ||
| Columbus US | 26 Mar | 7:26 AM |
| London GB | 26 Mar | 5:50 AM |
| Leicester GB | 26 Mar | 5:53 AM |
| Birmingham GB | 26 Mar | 5:56 AM |
| New York US | 26 Mar | 6:49 AM |
| Edison US | 26 Mar | 6:51 AM |
| Jersey City US | 26 Mar | 6:50 AM |
| Chicago US | 26 Mar | 6:43 AM |
| Houston US | 26 Mar | 7:18 AM |
| Dallas US | 26 Mar | 7:23 AM |
| San Francisco US | 26 Mar | 7:04 AM |
| San Jose US | 26 Mar | 7:02 AM |
| Los Angeles US | 26 Mar | 6:48 AM |
| Atlanta US | 26 Mar | 7:33 AM |
| Washington, DC US | 26 Mar | 7:02 AM |
| Boston US | 26 Mar | 6:37 AM |
| Seattle US | 26 Mar | 7:00 AM |
| Toronto CA | 26 Mar | 7:10 AM |
| Brampton CA | 26 Mar | 7:11 AM |
| Vancouver CA | 26 Mar | 7:02 AM |
| Sydney AU | 27 Mar a day after India | 7:03 AM |
| Melbourne AU | 27 Mar a day after India | 7:29 AM |
| Auckland NZ | 27 Mar a day after India | 7:30 AM |
| Singapore SG | 26 Mar | 7:07 AM |
| Kuala Lumpur MY | 26 Mar | 7:15 AM |
| Dubai AE | 26 Mar | 6:17 AM |
| Doha QA | 26 Mar | 5:32 AM |
| Nairobi KE | 26 Mar | 6:35 AM |
| Durban ZA | 26 Mar | 6:03 AM |
| Port Louis MU | 26 Mar | 6:15 AM |
