Festival
Sharad Navratri begins 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: Navratri, Ghatasthapana, Durga Puja begins
The next one
Sunday, 11 October 2026
Shukla Pratipada, Ashwina
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The rule
What the date is derived from, stated so you can check it.
Ashwina Shukla Pratipada. An adhika masa before it is exactly why Navratri fell as late as October 17 in 2020.
The day is settled by the tithi at sunrise.
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Sharad Navratri begins dates
| Year | Date | Tithi | Lunar month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025Monday | Monday, 22 September 2025 | Shukla Pratipada | Ashwina |
| 2026Sunday | Sunday, 11 October 2026 | Shukla Pratipada | Ashwina |
| 2027Thursday | Thursday, 30 September 2027 | Shukla PratipadaThis tithi opens and closes between two deciding moments, so the rule does not settle the day on its own. The date given is the one holding most of the tithi. | Ashwina |
| 2028Tuesday | Tuesday, 19 September 2028 | Shukla Pratipada | Ashwina |
| 2029Monday | Monday, 8 October 2029 | Shukla Pratipada | Ashwina |
| 2030Saturday | Saturday, 28 September 2030 | Shukla Pratipada | Ashwina |
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Other festivals
Each one with its own rule and its own dates.
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The whole calendar
Every festival and observance of the year, in one table.
Hindu calendar