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Ram Navami 2026: date and Puja time
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This is the 2026 page. The date has passed. See Ram Navami 2027
In Washington DC, Ram Navami is on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:59 AM–2:28 PM in Washington DC.
- Washington DC
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Washington DC. Smarta rule (Dharmasindhu, Nirnayasindhu), for all traditions.
The same date in India (New Delhi).
Not in Washington DC? Find your city in the table below.
The days of Chaitra Navratri 2026
Dates for Washington DC. India’s date is shown where it differs.
- Chaitra Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana), Thursday, March 19, 2026.7:13–11:15 AM
- Chaitra Navratri day 2, Friday, March 20, 2026
- Chaitra Navratri day 3, Saturday, March 21, 2026
- Chaitra Navratri day 4, Sunday, March 22, 2026
- Chaitra Navratri day 5, Monday, March 23, 2026
- Chaitra Navratri day 6, Tuesday, March 24, 2026
- Chaitra Durga Ashtami, Wednesday, March 25, 2026.India: Thu 26 Mar
- Ram Navami, Thursday, March 26, 2026.11:59 AM–2:28 PM
The rule
Chaitra Shukla Navami that prevails during madhyahna (the middle fifth of the day), when Rama was born. If only the first day has it, the first day; if both days have it, or neither, the second day, because a Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided, even when the first day holds all of madhyahna (Dharmasindhu, Nirnayasindhu). Vaishnavas take the second day also when only the first has madhyahna, if Navami lasts three muhurtas after the second sunrise.
The times that decide it (Washington DC): Shukla Navami 2:19 AM, 26 Mar to 12:37 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:59 AM to 2:28 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:59 AM to 2:28 PM, 27 Mar. Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only.
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Shubh Ram Navami Ram Navami 2026 Washington DC: Thursday, March 26, 2026 Ram Navami muhurat: 11:59 AM – 2:28 PM Smarta rule (Dharmasindhu, Nirnayasindhu), for all traditions. Each city's date is computed for its own sky and time zone. https://pujadeep.com/festivals/ram-navami/2026/
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Ram Navami 2026 in each city
US
| City | Date | Times that decide it | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 2:19 AM, 26 Mar to 12:37 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:47 AM to 2:16 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:46 AM to 2:16 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:47 AM – 2:16 PM | – |
| Edison, NJ | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 2:19 AM, 26 Mar to 12:37 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:49 AM to 2:18 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:48 AM to 2:18 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 2:18 PM | – |
| Washington DC | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 2:19 AM, 26 Mar to 12:37 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:59 AM to 2:28 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:59 AM to 2:28 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:59 AM – 2:28 PM | – |
| Atlanta | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 2:19 AM, 26 Mar to 12:37 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 12:29 PM to 2:57 PM, 25 Mar; madhyahna 12:29 PM to 2:57 PM, 26 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 12:29 PM – 2:57 PM | – |
| Boston | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 2:19 AM, 26 Mar to 12:37 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:35 AM to 2:04 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:34 AM to 2:04 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:35 AM – 2:04 PM | – |
| Philadelphia | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 2:19 AM, 26 Mar to 12:37 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:52 AM to 2:21 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:51 AM to 2:21 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:52 AM – 2:21 PM | – |
| Chicago | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 1:19 AM to 11:37 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:42 AM to 2:11 PM, 25 Mar; madhyahna 11:41 AM to 2:11 PM, 26 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:41 AM – 2:11 PM | – |
| Houston | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 1:19 AM to 11:37 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 12:13 PM to 2:41 PM, 25 Mar; madhyahna 12:13 PM to 2:41 PM, 26 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 12:13 PM – 2:41 PM | – |
| Dallas | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 1:19 AM to 11:37 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 12:19 PM to 2:47 PM, 25 Mar; madhyahna 12:18 PM to 2:47 PM, 26 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 12:18 PM – 2:47 PM | – |
| Los Angeles | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:19 PM, 25 Mar to 9:37 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:45 AM to 2:13 PM, 25 Mar; madhyahna 11:44 AM to 2:12 PM, 26 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:44 AM – 2:12 PM | – |
| San Jose, CA | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:19 PM, 25 Mar to 9:37 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:59 AM to 2:27 PM, 25 Mar; madhyahna 11:59 AM to 2:27 PM, 26 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:59 AM – 2:27 PM | – |
| Fremont, CA | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:19 PM, 25 Mar to 9:37 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 12:00 PM to 2:28 PM, 25 Mar; madhyahna 11:59 AM to 2:28 PM, 26 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:59 AM – 2:28 PM | – |
| Sunnyvale, CA | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:19 PM, 25 Mar to 9:37 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 12:00 PM to 2:28 PM, 25 Mar; madhyahna 11:59 AM to 2:28 PM, 26 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:59 AM – 2:28 PM | – |
| Cupertino, CA | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:19 PM, 25 Mar to 9:37 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 12:00 PM to 2:28 PM, 25 Mar; madhyahna 11:59 AM to 2:28 PM, 26 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:59 AM – 2:28 PM | – |
| Seattle | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:19 PM, 25 Mar to 9:37 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM, 25 Mar; madhyahna 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM, 26 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM | – |
UK
| City | Date | Times that decide it | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 6:19 AM, 26 Mar to 4:37 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 10:51 AM to 1:22 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 10:50 AM to 1:22 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 10:51 AM – 1:22 PM | – |
| Birmingham, UK | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 6:19 AM, 26 Mar to 4:37 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 10:58 AM to 1:29 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 10:57 AM to 1:29 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 10:58 AM – 1:29 PM | – |
| Leicester | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 6:19 AM, 26 Mar to 4:37 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 10:55 AM to 1:26 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 10:54 AM to 1:26 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 10:55 AM – 1:26 PM | – |
| Manchester | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 6:19 AM, 26 Mar to 4:37 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 10:59 AM to 1:30 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 10:58 AM to 1:30 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 10:59 AM – 1:30 PM | – |
Canada
| City | Date | Times that decide it | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 2:19 AM, 26 Mar to 12:37 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 12:08 PM to 2:38 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 12:08 PM to 2:38 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 12:08 PM – 2:38 PM | – |
| Brampton | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 2:19 AM, 26 Mar to 12:37 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 12:10 PM to 2:39 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 12:09 PM to 2:39 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 12:10 PM – 2:39 PM | – |
| Vancouver | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:19 PM, 25 Mar to 9:37 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 12:03 PM to 2:33 PM, 25 Mar; madhyahna 12:03 PM to 2:33 PM, 26 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 12:03 PM – 2:33 PM | – |
| Calgary | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 12:19 AM to 10:37 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 12:27 PM to 2:57 PM, 25 Mar; madhyahna 12:26 PM to 2:57 PM, 26 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 12:26 PM – 2:57 PM | – |
Australia
| City | Date | Times that decide it | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Fri 27 Mar | Shukla Navami 5:19 PM, 26 Mar to 3:37 PM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:49 AM to 2:12 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:48 AM to 2:11 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 27 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:48 AM – 2:11 PM | In India (New Delhi): Thu 26 Mar |
| Melbourne | Fri 27 Mar | Shukla Navami 5:19 PM, 26 Mar to 3:37 PM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 12:14 PM to 2:37 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 12:14 PM to 2:36 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 27 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 12:14 PM – 2:36 PM | In India (New Delhi): Thu 26 Mar |
| Brisbane | Fri 27 Mar | Shukla Navami 4:19 PM, 26 Mar to 2:37 PM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 10:41 AM to 1:05 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 10:41 AM to 1:04 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 27 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 10:41 AM – 1:04 PM | In India (New Delhi): Thu 26 Mar |
| Perth | Fri 27 Mar | Shukla Navami 2:19 PM, 26 Mar to 12:37 PM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:10 AM to 1:33 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:10 AM to 1:33 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 27 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:10 AM – 12:37 PM | In India (New Delhi): Thu 26 Mar |
India
| City | Date | Times that decide it | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:13 AM to 1:40 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:12 AM to 1:40 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 1:40 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
| Mumbai | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:31 AM to 1:57 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:30 AM to 1:57 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 1:57 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
| Kolkata | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 10:28 AM to 12:55 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 10:28 AM to 12:55 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 12:55 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
| Chennai | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:01 AM to 1:27 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:01 AM to 1:27 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 1:27 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
| Bengaluru | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:12 AM to 1:38 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:11 AM to 1:38 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 1:38 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
| Hyderabad | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:08 AM to 1:35 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:08 AM to 1:34 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 1:35 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
| Ahmedabad | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:32 AM to 1:59 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:31 AM to 1:58 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 1:59 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
| Surat | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:31 AM to 1:57 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:30 AM to 1:57 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 1:57 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
| Pune | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:27 AM to 1:53 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:26 AM to 1:53 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 1:53 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
| Jaipur | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:19 AM to 1:46 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:18 AM to 1:46 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 1:46 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
| Lucknow | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 10:58 AM to 1:25 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 10:58 AM to 1:25 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 1:25 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
| Varanasi | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 10:50 AM to 1:17 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 10:49 AM to 1:17 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 1:17 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
| Patna | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 10:41 AM to 1:08 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 10:41 AM to 1:08 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 1:08 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
| Chandigarh | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:15 AM to 1:42 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:14 AM to 1:42 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 1:42 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
| Bhopal | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:12 AM to 1:39 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:12 AM to 1:39 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 1:39 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Thu 26 Mar | Shukla Navami 11:49 AM, 26 Mar to 10:07 AM, 27 Mar; madhyahna 11:15 AM to 1:40 PM, 26 Mar; madhyahna 11:14 AM to 1:40 PM, 27 Mar Shukla Navami holds madhyahna on 26 Mar only. Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:49 AM – 1:40 PM | Vaishnava date: Navami lasts three muhurtas after this sunrise, so the Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided (Nirnayasindhu, Dharmasindhu): Fri 27 Mar |
Panchang for Ram Navami day: Thursday, March 26, 2026, Washington DC
- Tithi
- Shukla Navami (ends 12:37 AM +1 day), then Dashami (ends 11:16 PM +1 day)
- Nakshatra
- Punarvasu (ends 5:54 AM +1 day), then Pushya (ends 5:20 AM +2 days) Name letters for this nakshatra
- Yoga
- Shobhana (ends 3:02 PM), then Atiganda (ends 12:41 PM +1 day)
- Karana
- Balava (ends 1:25 PM), then Kaulava (ends 12:37 AM +1 day), then Taitila (ends 11:54 AM +1 day)
- Weekday
- Thursday (गुरुवार)
- Month
- Chaitra (Amanta) · Chaitra (Purnimanta)
- Tamil month
- Panguni 13 (solar month)
- Year
- Vikram Samvat 2083 (Chaitradi) · Vikram Samvat (Kartikadi, Gujarati) 2082 · Shaka Samvat 1948
- Sunrise
- 7:02 AM
- Sunset
- 7:26 PM
- Moonrise
- 12:42 PM
- Moonset
- 4:05 AM +1 day
- Rahu Kaal
- 2:47 PM – 4:20 PM
- Yamaganda
- 7:02 AM – 8:35 AM
- Gulika Kalam
- 10:08 AM – 11:41 AM
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 12:49 PM – 1:38 PM
- Brahma Muhurta
- 5:29 AM – 6:15 AM
About the festival
Ram Navami celebrates the birth of Rama, prince of Ayodhya, whom Vaishnava tradition honours as an avatar of Vishnu and families everywhere honour as the model of a just and truthful life. It is kept on the ninth tithi (Navami) of the bright half of Chaitra, in spring, and it usually falls on the last day of Chaitra Navratri.
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Questions families ask
What are the Ram Navami 2026 timings in my city?
Each city in the table above has its own times, computed for that city. In Washington DC, Ram Navami muhurat (madhyahna): 11:59 AM – 2:28 PM. Find your city’s panchang
When is Ram Navami 2027?
The date moves with the Hindu calendar. In 2027, Ram Navami is on Wednesday, April 14, 2027 in Washington DC. Ram Navami 2027
How is the date found for my city?
Each city’s date is computed for that city, from its own sunrise and sunset and the times the tithi begins and ends, with the rule named below. Find your city in the table above.
Which rule sets the date of Ram Navami?
Chaitra Shukla Navami that prevails during madhyahna (the middle fifth of the day), when Rama was born. If only the first day has it, the first day; if both days have it, or neither, the second day, because a Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided, even when the first day holds all of madhyahna (Dharmasindhu, Nirnayasindhu). Vaishnavas take the second day also when only the first has madhyahna, if Navami lasts three muhurtas after the second sunrise. How we compute dates
The rule and its sources
Tradition: all traditions.
Rule sources
- Wikipedia: Rama Navami
- Dershowitz & Reingold, Indian Calendrical Calculations (§4 solar critical times, §8 festival rules, citing Kielhorn 1897)
- Dharmasindhu (Kashinatha Upadhyaya, 1790)
- Nirnayasindhu (Kamalakara Bhatta, 1612)
- Rashtriya Panchang (India Meteorological Department, Positional Astronomy Centre, Kolkata), Saka 1942 and 1944-1948: festival dates compared in Gate G1 (tools/g1/rp)
- Dharmasindhu of Kashinatha Upadhyaya (Bombay: Nirnaya Sagar Press, 1888), part 2, Chaitra, p. 33: Rama Navami holds madhyahna; on the first day only, the first; on both days or on neither, the later, because the Navami joined with Ashtami is forbidden, even when the first day holds all of madhyahna and the later only a part. Some say the later day even with three muhurtas of Navami; Vaishnavas keep the later day with three muhurtas
- Nirnayasindhu of Kamalakara Bhatta (Bombay: Nirnaya Sagar Press, 1901), pariccheda 2, Chaitra, p. 66: madhyahna on the first day only, that day; on both days or on neither, the later, even when the first is joined with Punarvasu. Madhava, after the Agastya Samhita: those devoted to Vishnu avoid the Navami joined with Ashtami. After the Ramarchanachandrika: when Navami lasts three muhurtas after the next sunrise, Vaishnavas keep the next day
- Government of India, Department of Personnel and Training, holidays of Central Government offices at Delhi/New Delhi: O.M. F.No.12/5/2021-JCA of June 16, 2022 (2023), F.No.12/2/2023-JCA of July 3, 2025 (2026) and of July 16, 2026 (2027), Annexures I and II. Ram Navami 26 Mar 2026 and 15 Apr 2027; Maha Shivratri 15 Feb 2026 and 6 Mar 2027; Bhai Duj 15 Nov 2023, 11 Nov 2026 and 31 Oct 2027. Read 15 Oct 2026 in the copies at staffnews.in (the 2026 and 2027 scans), because dopt.gov.in refused the connection
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Computed for 43 cities on Thursday, March 26, 2026
Rule: Chaitra Shukla Navami that prevails during madhyahna (the middle fifth of the day), when Rama was born. If only the first day has it, the first day; if both days have it, or neither, the second day, because a Navami joined with Ashtami is avoided, even when the first day holds all of madhyahna (Dharmasindhu, Nirnayasindhu). Vaishnavas take the second day also when only the first has madhyahna, if Navami lasts three muhurtas after the second sunrise.
What the words mean: Paksha: Shukla and Krishna · Pratahkala, madhyahna and aparahna · Muhurat (muhurta)
Calculated for your location from NASA JPL's DE440 ephemeris and Astronomy Engine (MIT licence), with the Lahiri ayanamsa. Times can differ by a minute or two from printed panchangs. For vrat and puja timings, follow your family or temple tradition.
Source and licence
- Our explanation
- Written for this site from the sources listed here, and checked against them. Free to quote with credit.
- Checked
- Checked against the sources listed, October 16, 2026.
- Updated
- October 27, 2026