Chaitra Navratri Calendar 1998
The Chaitra (spring) Navratri festival calendar - the nine nights from Gudi Padwa / Ugadi to Rama Navami, with the tithi for each day.
The Chaitra Navratri Calendar lists 6 dates in 1998, from Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri on 28 March through Rama Navami on 5 April. The year runs through Vikram Samvat 2054 – 2055.
March 1998
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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 12:31 PM, Mar 27 – 8:43 AM, Mar 28
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Cheti Chand (Sindhi New Year)
Tithi 4:55 AM, Mar 29 – 1:09 AM, Mar 30
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.
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Gangaur
Tithi 1:13 AM, Mar 30 – 9:42 PM, Mar 30
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.
April 1998
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Ashokashtami
Tithi 1:45 PM, Apr 3 – 1:49 PM, Apr 4
On Chaitra Shukla Ashtami, Goddess Durga is worshipped and ashoka flower buds are taken to ward off grief.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 1:42 PM, Apr 4 – 2:32 PM, Apr 5
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Basanti Puja
Tithi 1:42 PM, Apr 4 – 2:32 PM, Apr 5
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).
What happened in the sky in 1998
Beyond the dates the Chaitra Navratri Calendar lists, 1998 brought 5 eclipses - 2 solar and 3 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri fell on 28 March, 11 days earlier in the year than in 1997 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1998
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Hindu date | Seen from India |
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| 26 Feb 10:58 PM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Phalguna Amavasya | Not visible |
| 13 Mar 9:50 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Phalguna Purnima | Not visible |
| 8 Aug 7:54 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Shravana Purnima | Not visible |
| 22 Aug 7:36 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Bhadrapada Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 6 Sep 4:40 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Bhadrapada Purnima | Penumbral only |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 1 of these. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 1998
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
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| 8 Jan 4:00 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Makara → Kumbha |
| 17 Apr 1:10 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Meena → Mesha |
| 26 May 4:20 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Kumbha → Meena |
| 10 Sep 11:20 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Meena → Kumbha re-entry while retrograde |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half.
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Frequently asked questions about the Chaitra Navratri Calendar 1998
How many festivals and vrats does the Chaitra Navratri Calendar list in 1998?
The Chaitra Navratri Calendar lists 6 dates in 1998. The first is Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri on Saturday, 28 March 1998, and the last is Rama Navami on Sunday, 5 April 1998.
What are the main festival dates in the Chaitra Navratri Calendar for 1998?
The first major observances of 1998 are:
- Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri - Saturday, 28 March 1998
- Cheti Chand (Sindhi New Year) - Sunday, 29 March 1998
- Gangaur - Monday, 30 March 1998
- Ashokashtami - Saturday, 4 April 1998
- Basanti Puja - Sunday, 5 April 1998
- Rama Navami - Sunday, 5 April 1998
Which traditional year does 1998 correspond to in the Chaitra Navratri Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1998 spans Vikram Samvat 2054 – 2055. The traditional year does not begin on 1 January, so one Gregorian year usually covers the end of one era year and the start of the next.
Did 1998 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 1998 had twelve lunar months with no Adhik Maas, so its festival dates fall in their usual Gregorian window rather than being pushed later by an intercalary month.
Were there any eclipses in 1998?
1998 had 5 eclipses:
- 26 February 1998 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 13 March 1998 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 8 August 1998 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 22 August 1998 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 6 September 1998 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 1 of these was kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1998?
Yes - 4 sign changes among the slow grahas in 1998:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Kumbha on 8 January 1998
- Shani (Saturn) entered Mesha on 17 April 1998
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Meena on 26 May 1998
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Kumbha on 10 September 1998, moving retrograde
Jupiter takes about a year to cross one sign and Saturn about two and a half, so these transits colour the whole year rather than a single week.
Are these 1998 dates the same everywhere?
The dates follow the standard Indian sunrise-based calendar. Because a tithi begins and ends at a fixed moment rather than at midnight, an observance can fall a day earlier or later where sunrise differs - most noticeably outside India. Set your city in the box at the top to see the start and end times in your own local time, and check the daily Panchang for the exact window on the day.
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. Use the year links to plan ahead into the coming years or to look up a date from the archive.
This list is the festival dates, not the daily five limbs. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and the day's yoga, open the Panchang. Other calendars are on the Calendars index. The story of a fast is under Vrat Katha.
