Festival · The birth of Rama
Ram Navami 2027: date, tithi and muhurat
Ram Navami 2027 falls on Thursday, 15 April, on Shukla Navami of Chaitra. The times here are for Chandigarh; choose your city to see yours.
What Ram Navami is
Ram Navami celebrates the birth of Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu, on the ninth tithi of the bright fortnight of Chaitra. Tradition places the birth at midday in Ayodhya, so temples ring bells and sing at noon, and the Ramayana is read in homes and temples. The day closes the nine days of Chaitra Navratri in many families, and in the old accounts it falls under Punarvasu nakshatra.
How the date is fixed
The festival is on Chaitra Shukla Navami. The Smarta day is the one on which Navami covers the midday fifth of the daylight, Madhyahna. The Vaishnava day, kept by many Vaishnava sects, is the one on which Navami is present at sunrise, which is sometimes the following day.
Dates for 2026 to 2028
Ram Navami is on Thursday, 26 March in 2026, Thursday, 15 April in 2027 and Monday, 3 April in 2028. These dates are calculated from the sky for Chandigarh, not copied from a printed calendar. It falls on Shukla Navami of Chaitra.
| Year | Date | Tithi and month |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday, 26 March · Vaishnava day: Friday, 27 March | Shukla Navami · Chaitra |
| 2027 | Thursday, 15 April | Shukla Navami · Chaitra |
| 2028 | Monday, 3 April · Vaishnava day: Tuesday, 4 April | Shukla Navami · Chaitra |
Muhurat for Ram Navami
For Chandigarh in 2027, the main time is the Puja muhurat (Navami to end of Madhyahna): 11:06 am – 1:21 pm on Thursday, 15 April. Sunrise, sunset and the parts of the day move with the city, so the window, and sometimes the day itself, can change elsewhere. Choose your city below and the tables follow.
| Muhurat | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puja muhurat (Navami to end of Madhyahna) | 11:49 am – 1:43 pm | 11:06 am – 1:21 pm | 12:01 pm – 1:42 pm |
| Madhyahna (midday fifth of the day) | 11:15 am – 1:43 pm | 11:06 am – 1:41 pm | 11:11 am – 1:42 pm |
Devotees fast or eat a single meal, listen to the Ramayana and sing bhajans. The central moment of the puja is the Madhyahna, when the birth is celebrated with aarti, sweets and a cradle for the infant Rama.
Where the Smarta and Vaishnava days differ, this page shows both; the calculation prefers the day on which the Navami covers the most of Madhyahna.
A share card for the Ram Navami muhurat is coming. Today the app has one for Diwali only.
Questions people ask
Why is Ram Navami celebrated at midday?
The Ramayana tradition says Rama was born at noon, when the Sun was at its height. The puja is therefore centred on Madhyahna, the middle fifth of the daylight.
What is the difference between the Smarta and Vaishnava Ram Navami?
Smarta calendars choose the day on which Navami is present at midday. Vaishnava calendars choose the day on which Navami is present at sunrise. In most years the two agree; in some years they are a day apart.
Is Ram Navami the same as Rama Janmotsav?
Yes. It is also called Rama Janmotsav, Rama’s birth festival, and some regions combine it with Sri Rama Navami celebrations that run for nine days.
When is Ram Navami in 2026, 2027 and 2028?
Ram Navami is on Thursday, 26 March 2026; Thursday, 15 April 2027; Monday, 3 April 2028, calculated for Chandigarh. In another city the day can differ by one when the tithi starts or ends close to the time of day the rule uses.
How does JYOTISH.info calculate Ram Navami?
From the sky, with the astronomy-engine library on the Lahiri sidereal zodiac: the lunar month from the Sun’s sign at the new moon, the tithi from the Moon–Sun angle, and the day part that the festival’s own rule asks for, at the city’s sunrise and sunset. Nothing is copied from a table. The rule is stated above and the full method is on the method page.
Every position on this page is calculated sidereal with the Lahiri ayanamsa from the astronomy-engine library (MIT licence). The classical texts describe tendencies; this page is for guidance and reflection, not a verdict, and no outcome is promised. How we calculate. This is the English page and the legal reference. The same page is available in Hindi. Checked October 2026.