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Ram Navami 2018

Birth of Lord Rama, celebrated at midday of Chaitra Shukla Navami.

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Ram Navami 2018 date
Sunday, 25 March 2018
Tithi: Chaitra Shukla Navami
Tithi window: 08:10 AM, Sunday, 25 March 2018 → 06:02 AM, Monday, 26 March 2018
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Muhurat & timings

Kashi/IST · astronomically computed
  • Sankalp (sunrise)05:57
  • Madhyahna puja muhurat10:50 – 13:17
  • Fasting window (tithi)08:10 → 2018-03-26 · 06:02
  • Parana (tithi ends)06:022018-03-26

Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.

Read the Ram Navami puja vidhi, vrat rules and katha

Ram Navami — Frequently Asked Questions

At what time is Ram Navami puja performed?

In madhyahna kaal, the midday window, since Rama is held to have been born at noon under Punarvasu nakshatra in Karka lagna — unlike Janmashtami, which is kept at midnight.

What is panakam and why is it offered?

A drink of jaggery and water with cardamom, dry ginger and pepper, offered as bhog on Ram Navami. It falls at the turn into summer, and the offering is also the season's remedy.

How does Ram Navami relate to Chaitra Navratri?

It is the ninth day and the conclusion of Chaitra Navratri. Those who fasted the nine nights complete the parana on this day, after the Navami tithi ends.

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