Ram Navami 2026
Ram Navami falls on Thursday, 26 March 2026 (New Delhi).
Ram Navami celebrates the birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami, at midday when the navami tithi prevails. Temples hold readings of the Ramayana, devotees fast, and the ninth day closes Chaitra Navratri.
Dates
| 2026 | Thursday, 26 March 2026 · Full calendar 2026 |
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| 2027 | Thursday, 15 April 2027 · Full calendar 2027 |
| 2028 | Monday, 3 April 2028 · Full calendar 2028 |
How the date is set
It is kept in the lunar month of Chaitra, Shukla paksha Navami, on the day of the tithi prevailing at midday (madhyahna).
Lunar months here are amanta (new moon to new moon); in the purnimanta reckoning used in much of North India, the Krishna paksha belongs to the next month. Communities follow their own rules for some festivals, so a local almanac may keep a few on a neighbouring day.
Dates are computed with this site's panchang (Lahiri ayanamsa) for New Delhi. Times of sunrise and the tithi differ by place, so a date can shift by a day for cities far from Delhi; the calendar pages recalculate for your city. All festivals →