Navami 2026 – all dates (Shukla and Bahula)
Navami is the 9th tithi of each paksha, so it comes twice a lunar month: Shukla or Suddha Navami after the new moon and Bahula or Krishna Navami after the full moon. Below is every Navami of 2026 with its masam, the tithi start and end in IST and the day it is kept: the Telugu calendar gives a day the tithi that is present at sunrise, so when a tithi covers two sunrises (vriddhi) both dates are shown, and when it begins and ends between two sunrises (kshaya) it has no day of its own. In 2026 (Hyderabad) 3 of them cover two sunrises and 0 are kshaya. The tithi lasts from 21.7 to 26.5 hours this year. Navami is a Rikta tithi. Festivals fixed on it: Sri Rama Navami (Chaitra Shukla Navami), Maha Navami (Ashwayuja Shukla Navami). In New York 8 of the dates fall a day earlier than in India because sunrise there comes 9.5-10.5 hours later. Times are computed with the NASA/JPL DE440s ephemeris and the Lahiri ayanamsa, the same engine as the daily panchangam pages.
| Masam | Paksha | Date (India) | Begins (IST) | Ends (IST) | USA (New York) | Festivals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pushya | Krishna (Bahula) | Monday 12 January 2026 | 10:20 AM, Sun, 11 Jan | 12:43 PM, Mon, 12 Jan | Sun, 11 Jan | |
| Magha | Shukla (Suddha) | Tuesday 27 January 2026 | 9:18 PM, Mon, 26 Jan | 7:05 PM, Tue, 27 Jan | Tue, 27 Jan | |
| Magha | Krishna (Bahula) | Wednesday 11 February 2026 | 7:27 AM, Tue, 10 Feb | 9:59 AM, Wed, 11 Feb | Tue, 10 Feb | |
| Phalguna | Shukla (Suddha) | Wednesday 25 February 2026 | 4:52 AM, Wed, 25 Feb | 2:41 AM, Thu, 26 Feb | Wed, 25 Feb | |
| Phalguna | Krishna (Bahula) | Thursday 12 March 2026 / Friday 13 March 2026 (two sunrises) | 4:19 AM, Thu, 12 Mar | 6:29 AM, Fri, 13 Mar | Thu, 12 Mar | |
| Chaitra | Shukla (Suddha) | Friday 27 March 2026 | 11:49 AM, Thu, 26 Mar | 10:07 AM, Fri, 27 Mar | Thu, 26 Mar | Sri Rama Navami |
| Chaitra | Krishna (Bahula) | Saturday 11 April 2026 | 11:16 PM, Fri, 10 Apr | 12:38 AM, Sun, 12 Apr | Sat, 11 Apr | |
| Vaishakha | Shukla (Suddha) | Saturday 25 April 2026 | 7:22 PM, Fri, 24 Apr | 6:28 PM, Sat, 25 Apr | Sat, 25 Apr | |
| Vaishakha | Krishna (Bahula) | Monday 11 May 2026 | 3:07 PM, Sun, 10 May | 3:25 PM, Mon, 11 May | Sun, 10 May / Mon, 11 May | |
| Adhika Jyeshtha | Shukla (Suddha) | Sunday 24 May 2026 | 4:27 AM, Sun, 24 May | 4:31 AM, Mon, 25 May | Sun, 24 May | |
| Adhika Jyeshtha | Krishna (Bahula) | Tuesday 9 June 2026 | 3:24 AM, Tue, 9 Jun | 2:35 AM, Wed, 10 Jun | Tue, 9 Jun | |
| Jyeshtha | Shukla (Suddha) | Tuesday 23 June 2026 | 3:40 PM, Mon, 22 Jun | 4:40 PM, Tue, 23 Jun | Tue, 23 Jun | |
| Jyeshtha | Krishna (Bahula) | Thursday 9 July 2026 | 12:22 PM, Wed, 8 Jul | 10:38 AM, Thu, 9 Jul | Wed, 8 Jul | |
| Ashadha | Shukla (Suddha) | Wednesday 22 July 2026 / Thursday 23 July 2026 (two sunrises) | 5:17 AM, Wed, 22 Jul | 7:03 AM, Thu, 23 Jul | Wed, 22 Jul | |
| Ashadha | Krishna (Bahula) | Friday 7 August 2026 | 6:53 PM, Thu, 6 Aug | 4:37 PM, Fri, 7 Aug | Fri, 7 Aug | |
| Shravana | Shukla (Suddha) | Friday 21 August 2026 | 9:18 PM, Thu, 20 Aug | 11:36 PM, Fri, 21 Aug | Fri, 21 Aug | Shravana Sukravaram · Varalakshmi Vratam |
| Shravana | Krishna (Bahula) | Saturday 5 September 2026 | 12:14 AM, Sat, 5 Sep | 9:54 PM, Sat, 5 Sep | Sat, 5 Sep | |
| Bhadrapada | Shukla (Suddha) | Sunday 20 September 2026 | 3:27 PM, Sat, 19 Sep | 5:52 PM, Sun, 20 Sep | Sat, 19 Sep / Sun, 20 Sep | |
| Bhadrapada | Krishna (Bahula) | Sunday 4 October 2026 | 5:52 AM, Sun, 4 Oct | 3:54 AM, Mon, 5 Oct | Sun, 4 Oct | |
| Ashwayuja | Shukla (Suddha) | Tuesday 20 October 2026 | 10:52 AM, Mon, 19 Oct | 12:50 PM, Tue, 20 Oct | Mon, 19 Oct | Vijayadashami (Dasara) |
| Ashwayuja | Krishna (Bahula) | Tuesday 3 November 2026 | 1:11 PM, Mon, 2 Nov | 11:55 AM, Tue, 3 Nov | Mon, 2 Nov | |
| Kartika | Shukla (Suddha) | Wednesday 18 November 2026 / Thursday 19 November 2026 (two sunrises) | 6:05 AM, Wed, 18 Nov | 7:06 AM, Thu, 19 Nov | Wed, 18 Nov | |
| Kartika | Krishna (Bahula) | Wednesday 2 December 2026 | 11:14 PM, Tue, 1 Dec | 10:52 PM, Wed, 2 Dec | Wed, 2 Dec | |
| Margashira | Shukla (Suddha) | Friday 18 December 2026 | 11:26 PM, Thu, 17 Dec | 11:14 PM, Fri, 18 Dec | Fri, 18 Dec |
Other tithis 2026
Padyami · Vidiya · Tadiya · Chavithi · Panchami · Shashti · Saptami · Ashtami · Navami · Dashami · Dwadashi · Trayodashi · Chaturdashi · Ekadashi · Amavasya · Pournami
Navami 2027 · Telugu thidulu (all 30) · Calendar 2026 · Today tithi
FAQ
How many Navami tithis are there in 2026?
24: 12 Shukla and 12 Bahula Navami (India, by the tithi at sunrise).
When is Karthika Shukla Navami 2026?
Wednesday 18 November 2026 and Thursday 19 November 2026 in India; the tithi runs from 6:05 AM, Wed, 18 Nov to 7:06 AM, Thu, 19 Nov IST.
When is Karthika Bahula Navami 2026?
Wednesday 2 December 2026 in India; the tithi runs from 11:14 PM, Tue, 1 Dec to 10:52 PM, Wed, 2 Dec IST.
What is the difference between Shukla and Bahula Navami?
Shukla (Suddha) Navami is in the waxing half after amavasya, Bahula (Krishna) Navami in the waning half after pournami.
Which day is Navami when the tithi spans two sunrises?
For the panchangam both days carry the tithi at sunrise; a vratam is kept on the day its rule prescribes (usually the first day for a tithi at sunrise, or the day the tithi covers the prescribed time such as midday or moonrise).