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Maha Navami dates

Computed year by year from the Moon and the Sun. Each row shows the tithi the festival sits on and the lunar month in both the amanta and purnimanta reckonings, because the two name the same month differently during krishna paksha.

Also called: Durga Navami

The next one

Saturday, 9 October 2027

Shukla NavamiThe ninth tithi. Ram Navami and Maha Navami fall on it, yet it belongs to the Rikta group, so a wedding is never set here., AshwinaThe seventh lunar month, September into October. Sharad Navratri runs through its bright half and ends at Vijayadashami.

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AshwinaThe seventh lunar month, September into October. Sharad Navratri runs through its bright half and ends at Vijayadashami. Shukla NavamiThe ninth tithi. Ram Navami and Maha Navami fall on it, yet it belongs to the Rikta group, so a wedding is never set here., the ninth day of Sharad Navratri and the day the Durga Puja rites close.

The day is settled by the tithiThe lunar day. It runs from one step of the Moon's phase to the next, so it rarely begins at sunrise. Fasts and festivals are fixed by it. at sunrise.

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Maha Navami dates

YearDateTithiThe lunar day. It runs from one step of the Moon's phase to the next, so it rarely begins at sunrise. Fasts and festivals are fixed by it.Lunar monthThe lunar month, named after the nakshatra the full Moon lands in. It is about twenty-nine and a half days, so it drifts against the English calendar.
2025WednesdayWednesday, 1 October 2025Shukla NavamiThe ninth tithi. Ram Navami and Maha Navami fall on it, yet it belongs to the Rikta group, so a wedding is never set here.AshwinaThe seventh lunar month, September into October. Sharad Navratri runs through its bright half and ends at Vijayadashami.
2026TuesdayTuesday, 20 October 2026Shukla NavamiThe ninth tithi. Ram Navami and Maha Navami fall on it, yet it belongs to the Rikta group, so a wedding is never set here.AshwinaThe seventh lunar month, September into October. Sharad Navratri runs through its bright half and ends at Vijayadashami.
2027SaturdaySaturday, 9 October 2027Shukla NavamiThe ninth tithi. Ram Navami and Maha Navami fall on it, yet it belongs to the Rikta group, so a wedding is never set here.AshwinaThe seventh lunar month, September into October. Sharad Navratri runs through its bright half and ends at Vijayadashami.
2028WednesdayWednesday, 27 September 2028Shukla NavamiThe ninth tithi. Ram Navami and Maha Navami fall on it, yet it belongs to the Rikta group, so a wedding is never set here.AshwinaThe seventh lunar month, September into October. Sharad Navratri runs through its bright half and ends at Vijayadashami.
2029MondayMonday, 15 October 2029Shukla NavamiThe ninth tithi. Ram Navami and Maha Navami fall on it, yet it belongs to the Rikta group, so a wedding is never set here.AshwinaThe seventh lunar month, September into October. Sharad Navratri runs through its bright half and ends at Vijayadashami.
2030SaturdaySaturday, 5 October 2030Shukla NavamiThe ninth tithi. Ram Navami and Maha Navami fall on it, yet it belongs to the Rikta group, so a wedding is never set here.AshwinaThe seventh lunar month, September into October. Sharad Navratri runs through its bright half and ends at Vijayadashami.

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