Chaitra Navratri

The Chaitra (spring) Navratri festival calendar — the nine nights from Gudi Padwa / Ugadi to Rama Navami, with the tithi for each day.

April 2027

  • Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri

    Wednesday, 7 April 2027 Shukla Pratipada

    Tithi 5:21 AM, Apr 7 4:43 AM, Apr 8

    The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.

  • Navreh

    Wednesday, 7 April 2027 Shukla Pratipada

    Tithi 5:21 AM, Apr 7 4:43 AM, Apr 8

    The Kashmiri Pandit new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the Nechapatra almanac is viewed at dawn.

  • Cheti Chand (Sindhi New Year)

    Thursday, 8 April 2027 Shukla Dwitiya

    Tithi 4:29 AM, Apr 8 3:21 AM, Apr 9

    On Chaitra Shukla Dwitiya, the day after Gudi Padwa, Sindhis welcome the new year and the birth (Avataran) of their patron saint Jhulelal — Uderolal, the incarnation of Varun the water god — with Behrana Sahib processions to a river or lake.

  • Gangaur

    Friday, 9 April 2027 Shukla Tritiya

    Tithi 3:10 AM, Apr 9 1:38 AM, Apr 10

    The climax of an eighteen-day Rajasthani festival to Gauri (Parvati) on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya; married women pray for their husbands and unmarried girls for a good groom, with grand processions of Gauri and Isar (Shiva) idols in Jaipur and Udaipur.

  • Ashokashtami

    Wednesday, 14 April 2027 Shukla Ashtami

    Tithi 5:29 PM, Apr 13 3:24 PM, Apr 14

    On Chaitra Shukla Ashtami, Goddess Durga is worshipped and ashoka flower buds are taken to ward off grief.

  • Rama Navami

    Thursday, 15 April 2027 Shukla Navami

    Tithi 3:23 PM, Apr 14 1:21 PM, Apr 15

    The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.

  • Basanti Puja

    Thursday, 15 April 2027 Shukla Navami

    Tithi 3:23 PM, Apr 14 1:21 PM, Apr 15

    The springtime Durga Puja of Chaitra — the original worship of Durga — culminating on Maha Navami.

Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially around an Adhik Maas).

About the Chaitra Navratri Calendar

The Chaitra (spring) Navratri festival calendar — the nine nights from Gudi Padwa / Ugadi to Rama Navami, with the tithi for each day.

Each entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.