Thursday, March 26, 2026
Ram Navami 2026 falls on Thursday, March 26, 2026 in Durban. It is Chaitra Shukla Paksha Navami in the Hindu lunar calendar. Puja Muhurat is 10:49 AM – 1:12 PM. Sunrise is 6:03 AM and sunset 5:58 PM.
Same day as India
Also known as: Rama Navami · Sri Rama Navami
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.
Ram Navami marks the birth of Rama on the ninth day of the waxing moon in Chaitra. Because Rama is held to have been born at midday, the festival is dated by which day’s *madhyahna* the tithi covers — not by sunrise, which can fall on the other day entirely.
Temples read the Ramayana through the day and cradle an image of the infant Rama at noon. Many keep a fast until the midday hour passes.
Ram Navami 2026 in Durban is on Thursday, March 26, 2026. It falls on Chaitra Shukla Paksha Navami.
Puja Muhurat in Durban on Mar 26, 2026 is 10:49 AM – 1:12 PM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
Yes. Ram Navami falls on Mar 26, 2026 in both Durban and India this year, though the puja timings differ because sunrise and moonrise are local.
Ram Navami is also known as Rama Navami, Sri Rama Navami. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.