Major festival · 2026
Chaitra Navratri (Ghatasthapana) 2026 — date across the world
चैत्र नवरात्रि
India · Thursday19 March 2026
Chaitra Navratri opens with Ghatasthapana and runs the nine nights of the Goddess in spring, culminating in Ram Navami on the ninth day.
| City | Country | Date | Weekday | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Ahmedabad | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Amritsar | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Ayodhya | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Bengaluru | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Bhopal | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Chandigarh | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Chennai | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Coimbatore | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Dwarka | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Gurugram | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Guwahati | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Haridwar | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Hyderabad | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Indore | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Jaipur | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Kanpur | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Kochi | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Kolkata | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Lucknow | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Madurai | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Mathura | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Mumbai | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Nagpur | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Nashik | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Noida | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Patna | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Prayagraj | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Pune | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Puri | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Rameswaram | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Rishikesh | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Shirdi | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Surat | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Thiruvananthapuram | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Tirupati | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Ujjain | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Vadodara | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Varanasi | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Vijayawada | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Visakhapatnam | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Vrindavan | India | Thursday | Verified | |
| Atlanta | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Austin | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Bellevue | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Boston | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Brampton | Canada | Thursday | Verified | |
| Calgary | Canada | Thursday | Verified | |
| Cary | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Charlotte | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Chicago | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Columbus | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Dallas | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Denver | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Detroit | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Edison | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Edmonton | Canada | Thursday | Verified | |
| Fremont | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Honolulu | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Houston | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Irvine | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Jersey City | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Kansas City | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Las Vegas | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Los Angeles | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Miami | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Minneapolis | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Mississauga | Canada | Thursday | Verified | |
| Montreal | Canada | Thursday | Verified | |
| Nashville | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| New York | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Orlando | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Ottawa | Canada | Thursday | Verified | |
| Philadelphia | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Phoenix | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Pittsburgh | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Portland | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Raleigh | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Sacramento | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| San Diego | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| San Francisco | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| San Jose | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Seattle | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| St. Louis | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Surrey | Canada | Thursday | Verified | |
| Tampa | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Toronto | Canada | Thursday | Verified | |
| Troy | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Vancouver | Canada | Thursday | Verified | |
| Washington | USA | Thursday | Verified | |
| Winnipeg | Canada | Thursday | Verified | |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | Thursday | Verified | |
| Barcelona | Spain | Thursday | Verified | |
| Berlin | Germany | Thursday | Verified | |
| Birmingham | United Kingdom | Thursday | Verified | |
| Bradford | United Kingdom | Thursday | Verified | |
| Brussels | Belgium | Thursday | Verified | |
| Coventry | United Kingdom | Thursday | Verified | |
| Dublin | Ireland | Thursday | Verified | |
| Frankfurt | Germany | Thursday | Verified | |
| Geneva | Switzerland | Thursday | Verified | |
| Glasgow | United Kingdom | Thursday | Verified | |
| Hamburg | Germany | Thursday | Verified | |
| Harrow | United Kingdom | Thursday | Verified | |
| Leeds | United Kingdom | Thursday | Verified | |
| Leicester | United Kingdom | Thursday | Verified | |
| Lisbon | Portugal | Thursday | Verified | |
| London | United Kingdom | Thursday | Verified | |
| Madrid | Spain | Thursday | Verified | |
| Manchester | United Kingdom | Thursday | Verified | |
| Milan | Italy | Thursday | Verified | |
| Munich | Germany | Thursday | Verified | |
| Nottingham | United Kingdom | Thursday | Verified | |
| Oslo | Norway | Thursday | Verified | |
| Paris | France | Thursday | Verified | |
| Rome | Italy | Thursday | Verified | |
| Rotterdam | Netherlands | Thursday | Verified | |
| Slough | United Kingdom | Thursday | Verified | |
| Stockholm | Sweden | Thursday | Verified | |
| The Hague | Netherlands | Thursday | Verified | |
| Vienna | Austria | Thursday | Verified | |
| Wolverhampton | United Kingdom | Thursday | Verified | |
| Zurich | Switzerland | Thursday | Verified | |
| Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | Thursday | Verified | |
| Ajman | United Arab Emirates | Thursday | Verified | |
| Al Ain | United Arab Emirates | Thursday | Verified | |
| Dammam | Saudi Arabia | Thursday | Verified | |
| Doha | Qatar | Thursday | Verified | |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Thursday | Verified | |
| Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | Thursday | Verified | |
| Kuwait City | Kuwait | Thursday | Verified | |
| Manama | Bahrain | Thursday | Verified | |
| Muscat | Oman | Thursday | Verified | |
| Ras Al Khaimah | United Arab Emirates | Thursday | Verified | |
| Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | Thursday | Verified | |
| Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | Thursday | Verified | |
| Cape Town | South Africa | Thursday | Verified | |
| Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Thursday | Verified | |
| Durban | South Africa | Thursday | Verified | |
| Harare | Zimbabwe | Thursday | Verified | |
| Johannesburg | South Africa | Thursday | Verified | |
| Kampala | Uganda | Thursday | Verified | |
| Lusaka | Zambia | Thursday | Verified | |
| Mombasa | Kenya | Thursday | Verified | |
| Nairobi | Kenya | Thursday | Verified | |
| Port Louis | Mauritius | Thursday | Verified | |
| Pretoria | South Africa | Thursday | Verified | |
| Bangkok | Thailand | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Colombo | Sri Lanka | Thursday | Verified | |
| Denpasar | Indonesia | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| George Town | Malaysia | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Hong Kong | China | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Ipoh | Malaysia | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Jaffna | Sri Lanka | Thursday | Verified | |
| Jakarta | Indonesia | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Johor Bahru | Malaysia | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Kandy | Sri Lanka | Thursday | Verified | |
| Kathmandu | Nepal | Thursday | Verified | |
| Klang | Malaysia | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Singapore | Singapore | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Adelaide | Australia | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Auckland | New Zealand | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Brisbane | Australia | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Canberra | Australia | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Christchurch | New Zealand | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Darwin | Australia | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Gold Coast | Australia | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Melbourne | Australia | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Nadi | Fiji | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Perth | Australia | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Suva | Fiji | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Sydney | Australia | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Wellington | New Zealand | ✦ | Friday | Verified |
| Chaguanas | Trinidad and Tobago | Thursday | Verified | |
| Georgetown | Guyana | Thursday | Verified | |
| Paramaribo | Suriname | Thursday | Verified | |
| Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | Thursday | Verified | |
| San Fernando | Trinidad and Tobago | Thursday | Verified |
✦ marks a city whose observed date differs from India because of its timezone.
Frequently asked
When is Chaitra Navratri (Ghatasthapana) 2026?
In India (New Delhi), Chaitra Navratri (Ghatasthapana) 2026 is Thursday, 19 March 2026. In the diaspora the date can shift by a day depending on timezone — the table lists each city.
Does Chaitra Navratri (Ghatasthapana) fall on the same day everywhere?
Not always. Because tithis are tied to the moon, not to midnight, Chaitra Navratri (Ghatasthapana) can land on a different calendar day outside India. Each city's date is computed separately.
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