Sri Rama Navami 2026 – Date

Sri Rama Navami in 2026 falls on Friday 27 March 2026 in the Telugu states (Hyderabad, IST).

Sri Rama Navami marks the birth of Rama on Chaitra Sukla Navami under Punarvasu nakshatra. In the Telugu states the day is the Sita Rama Kalyanam: the celestial wedding performed at Bhadrachalam at noon (abhijit muhurtam), with pearl talambralu and panakam and vadapappu distributed everywhere. Telugu almanacs take the navami present at sunrise; drik-ganita calendars that use the noon (madhyahna) rule can give the previous day when the navami begins late in the morning.

Tithi timing

Sukla Navami begins 26 March 2026 at 11:49 AM IST and ends 27 March 2026 at 10:07 AM IST.

How the date is decided

Telugu convention: Chaitra sukla navami at sunrise (2026: 27 Mar, Navami + Punarvasu at sunrise, as telugucalendar.org and the Bhadrachalam kalyanam); drikpanchang's madhyahna rule can give the previous day. Kshaya -> the day it begins.

Date by city

Different date in: Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Atlanta, London — the tithi is judged against each city's own sunrise and local time (daylight saving included), so the day can shift for cities west of India.

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• Chaitra Masam begins – Thursday 19 March 2026
• Ugadi (Telugu New Year) – Thursday 19 March 2026
• Vasanta Navaratri begins – Thursday 19 March 2026

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