Chaitra Navratri 2026 falls on Thursday, March 19, 2026 in Dhaka. The festival runs Mar 19, 2026 – Mar 27, 2026. It is Chaitra Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu lunar calendar. Ghatasthapana Muhurat is 7:23 AM – 8:29 AM. Sunrise is 6:04 AM and sunset 6:07 PM.
Same day as India
Also known as: Vasanta Navratri · Ram Navratri
Dhaka timings
Date
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Thursday
Lunar date
Chaitra Shukla Paksha Pratipada
Duration
9 days
Mar 19, 2026 – Mar 27, 2026
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
6:07 PM
Moonrise
6:01 AM
Moonset
6:30 PM
Shubh muhurat in Dhaka
Ghatasthapana Muhurat7:23 AM – 8:29 AM
Abhijit Muhurat11:42 AM – 12:30 PM
Rahu Kaal — avoid1:36 PM – 3:07 PM
Windows are computed for this city — the tithi decides which are valid, so they shift with your location and are not the Indian times. Abhijit and Rahu Kaal belong to the day itself rather than to the festival.
Chaitra Navratri is the spring nine-night festival of the Goddess, opening the lunar year and closing on Ram Navami. It is the quieter twin of the autumn Sharad Navratri, kept more as fasting and recitation than as public celebration.
How it is observed
Ghatasthapana — the installing of a pot and the sowing of barley — begins the nine days. Devotees fast, read the Durga Saptashati, and honour a different form of the Goddess on each night.