Mar 19, 2026 – Mar 27, 2026
Chaitra Navratri 2026 falls on Thursday, March 19, 2026 in Houston. The festival runs Mar 19, 2026 – Mar 27, 2026. It is Chaitra Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu lunar calendar. Sunrise is 7:27 AM and sunset 7:31 PM.
Same day as India
Also known as: Vasanta Navratri · Ram Navratri
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.
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.
Chaitra Navratri 2026 in Houston is on Thursday, March 19, 2026. It falls on Chaitra Shukla Paksha Pratipada.
Chaitra Navratri 2026 runs for 9 days, from Mar 19, 2026 – Mar 27, 2026.
Yes. Chaitra Navratri falls on Mar 19, 2026 in both Houston and India this year, though the puja timings differ because sunrise and moonrise are local.
Chaitra Navratri is also known as Vasanta Navratri, Ram Navratri. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.