When is Maha Navami 2026?
Maha Navami 2026 · tithi by the Drik Siddhanta
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This festival is also known and searched as — Durga Navami, Maha Navami, Durga Puja, Durgapuja, Pujo, Navmi, Nomi.
Maha Navami 2026 — Tithi Timings
- Navami begins
- Navami ends
- Sunrise
- 6:25 AM
- Sunset
- 5:47 PM
Times are in Indian Standard Time (IST); sunrise and sunset are for New Delhi. To see the timings for your own city, pick your city on that day's panjika.
Maha Navami 2026 Time — Auspicious Puja Timing and Schedule
- Maha Navami Puja
- Sunrise – 10:14 AM
- Rahu Kaal
- 2:56 PM – 4:22 PM
Purvahna = the first third of the daytime, counted from sunrise — by the sunrise of New Delhi (centre of the Sun's disc), IST. Rahu Kaal is given separately.
Maha Navami — dates from 2025 to 2030
| Year | Gregorian date | Weekday | Bengali date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 October 2025 | Wednesday | 14 Ashwin 1432 |
| 2026 | 20 October 2026 | Tuesday | 3 Kartik 1433 |
| 2027 | 9 October 2027 | Saturday | 22 Ashwin 1434 |
| 2028 | 27 September 2028 | Wednesday | 11 Ashwin 1435 |
| 2029 | 15 October 2029 | Monday | 28 Ashwin 1436 |
| 2030 | 5 October 2030 | Saturday | 18 Ashwin 1437 |
Dates are calculated on MyAstrology's own calculation engine by the Drik Siddhanta, for New Delhi (28.61° N, 77.21° E).
When is Maha Navami if you live abroad?
The dates on this page are for New Delhi (Drik Siddhanta); across India the date is almost always the same. Abroad, the tithi at your own sunrise can occasionally move the day by one.
Sunrise, the end of the tithi and auspicious times still vary by city — to see yours, pick your city in the panjika →
On which tithi is Maha Navami?
The Navami tithi of the Shukla Paksha of the lunar month of Ashwin. The tithi is fixed by the Udaya-vyapini rule — whichever tithi is running at sunrise.
The significance of Maha Navami
Mahapuja and Mahahoma on Mahanavami.
Rituals and timing
How it is observed
Perform the Mahahoma. Offer pushpanjali.
Auspicious time
Maha Navami Puja: Sunrise – 10:14 AM.
Mantra
Common questions
When is Maha Navami 2026?
In 2026 Maha Navami falls on 20 October 2026, Tuesday, Bengali 3 Kartik 1433.
When does the tithi for Maha Navami 2026 begin and end?
Navami tithi begins 19 October 10:52 AM and ends 20 October 12:51 PM. Sunrise that day is 6:25 AM and sunset 5:47 PM. Times are in IST; sunrise is for New Delhi.
What is the auspicious time for Maha Navami puja?
Maha Navami Puja: Sunrise – 10:14 AM.
When is Maha Navami in the coming years?
in 2025 on 1 October 2025 (Wednesday), in 2027 on 9 October 2027 (Saturday), in 2028 on 27 September 2028 (Wednesday).
When was Maha Navami last year?
1 October 2025, Wednesday (Bengali date 14 Ashwin 1432).
Why does Maha Navami fall on a different date every year?
Maha Navami follows the lunar tithi, not the Gregorian date. A lunar year is about 11 days shorter than a solar year, so the day moves about 11 days earlier each year. When the gap grows too wide an extra month (Adhika Masa) is inserted to correct it — and that year the day falls about a month later.
