Chaitra Navratri
Chaitra Navratri Calendar

Chaitra Navratri Calendar 2066

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

Chaitra Navratri 2066 lists 7 dates, beginning with Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri on 26 March.

March 2066

  • Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri

    Friday, 26 March 2066 Shukla Pratipada

    Tithi 3:43 AM, Mar 26 3:44 AM, Mar 27

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

  • Navreh

    Friday, 26 March 2066 Shukla Pratipada

    Tithi 3:43 AM, Mar 26 3:44 AM, Mar 27

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

  • Cheti Chand (Sindhi New Year)

    Saturday, 27 March 2066 Shukla Dwitiya

    Tithi 3:56 AM, Mar 27 4:28 AM, Mar 28

    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

    Sunday, 28 March 2066 Shukla Tritiya

    Tithi 4:41 AM, Mar 28 5:46 AM, Mar 29

    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 2066

  • Ashokashtami

    Saturday, 3 April 2066 Shukla Ashtami

    Tithi 3:28 PM, Apr 2 5:51 PM, Apr 3

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

  • Rama Navami

    Sunday, 4 April 2066 Shukla Navami

    Tithi 5:52 PM, Apr 3 7:47 PM, Apr 4

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

  • Basanti Puja

    Sunday, 4 April 2066 Shukla Navami

    Tithi 5:52 PM, Apr 3 7:47 PM, Apr 4

    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.