According to the Hindu calendar, this year Chaitra Shukla Pratipada Tithi will start on March 19 at 6.52 am. It will end on March 20 at 4:52 am. In such a situation, Chaitra Navratri will start from March 19 itself.
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Nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped during Navratri.
Chaitra Navratri 2026:Chaitra Navratri is considered very sacred in the Sanatan tradition. This year Chaitra Navratri is going to start from 19th March. However, this time there is a lot of doubt among the people about whether Navratri will be for 8 days or 9 days. Let us tell you today how long will Navratri last this time. How many days will it be? On which day is Ashtami and Navami falling and what will be the auspicious time of Ghatasthapana.
Nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped during Navratri. Generally it lasts for nine days. But sometimes one or two dates become valid on the same day. Therefore Navratri is celebrated for only 8 days instead of 9. For example, if Tritiya and Chaturthi tithi fall on the same day, then the Kanya Puja of Navami is done on the eighth day of Navratri. Now the question arises that how many days will Navratri last this time.
date of chaitra navratri
According to the Hindu calendar, this year Chaitra Shukla Pratipada Tithi will start on March 19 at 6.52 am. It will end on March 20 at 4:52 am. In such a situation, Chaitra Navratri will start from March 19 itself. Then on March 27, Kanya Puja of Navami will take place. If seen in this way, this year Navratri is going to last only for 9 days. It is not increasing or decreasing even by a single day. All the dates will come in sequence and you will be able to worship a different form of the Goddess every day.
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Auspicious time for Ghatasthapana
Navratri starts with Ghatasthapana. On Chaitra Shukla Pratipada Tithi i.e. the first day, the Goddess is invoked by setting up the Kalash. This year, the auspicious time of Ghatasthapana will be from 6.52 am to 7.53 am on March 19. If you want, you can also do Ghatasthapana in Abhijeet Muhurta in the afternoon between 12:05 pm to 12:53 pm.
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