When Is Chaitra Navratri?

Chaitra Navratri festival is starting with very auspicious yoga. Chaitra Pratipada Tithi is starting in Brahma Yoga. Along with this, Shukla Yoga will also be formed. On the first day of Chaitra Navratri i.e. Pratipada Tithi, Brahma Yoga will start at 9.18 am and will continue till March 23. And before this, starting from 12.42 am on March 21, Shukla Yoga will remain till March 22. Then after Brahma Yoga, Indra Yoga is also going to be formed. These yogas of astrology are considered very auspicious. Worship-recitation and remedies done during this time will give very auspicious results.

The festival of Chaitra Navratri will start on Wednesday, March 22.  According to the Hindu calendar, Chaitra Navratri begins on the date of Akam of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. During this nine forms of Maa Durga are worshiped with devotion. The devotee who worships Maa Durga with full devotion gets her special blessings.

The festival of Navaratri is celebrated 4 times a year, which there are Chaitra and Sharadiya Navaratri and two Gupta Navaratri. According to the Hindu calendar, Chaitra Navratri begins on the date of Akam of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. This time the festival of Chaitra Navratri will start on the 22nd of March Wednesday and will end on the 30th of March. Ghatasthapana is performed on the first day of Navratri i.e. Ekam. It is believed that special blessings of Goddess Bhagwati are received by reciting Mata during Navratri. With the immense grace of Maa Durga, a person is considered to be the goddess of happiness, prosperity, and wealth. The devotee who worships Maa Durga with full devotion gets special blessings from Maa.

Chaitra Navratri Ghatasthapana Muhurta

The date of Ekam of Chaitra Navratri, which is the auspicious time of establishment on March 22, is 8.25 in the morning. In such a situation, it would be best to establish the Kalash after worshiping at the prescribed time. And the Puja Muhurta will be valid on March 22 from 6.29 am to 7.39 am.

Chaitra Navratri 2023 Date List

1. First Chaitra Navratri: Maa Shailputri Puja, Ghatasthapana: 22 March 2023, Wednesday

2. Second Chaitra Navratri: Maa Brahmacharini Puja 23 March 2023, Thursday

3. Third Chaitra Navratri: Maa Chandraghanta Puja 24 March 2023, Friday

4. Fourth Chaitra Navratri: Maa Kushmanda Puja 25 March 2023, Saturday

5. Fifth Chaitra Navratri: Mother Skandamata Puja March 26, 2023, Sunday

6. Sixth Chaitra Navratri: Maa Katyayani Puja 27 March 2023, Monday

7. Seventh Chaitra Navratri: Maa Kalaratri Puja 28 March 2023, Tuesday

8. Eighth Chaitra Navratri: Maa Mahagauri Durga Maha Ashtami Puja 29 March 2023, Wednesday

9. Ninth Chaitra Navratri: Maa Siddhidatri Durga Maha Navami Puja 30 March 2023, Thursday

10. Tenth Day of Navratri: Durga Visarjan Vijay Dashami March 31, 2023, Friday

Chaitra Navratri 2023 Kalash Installation Auspicious Time

• Chaitra Ghatasthapana on Wednesday, March 22, 2023





• Ghatasthapana Muhurta - 06:23 am to 07:32 am





• Duration - 01 Hour 09 Minutes





• Ghatasthapana Muhurta falls on the Pratipada date





• Ghatasthapana Muhurta falls during Bi-Swabhav Meena Lagna





• Pratipada Date Start - March 21, 2023, at 10:52 PM





• Pratipada date ends - 22 March 2023 at 08:20 pm





• Meena Lagna Begins - March 22, 2023 at 06:23 AM





• Meena Lagna ends - March 22, 2023 at 07:32 am

Conclusion

Everyone knows that Maa Durga is worshiped with great devotion and faith in the auspicious festival of Navratri. In Navratri, every devotee worships nine different forms of Maa Durga with great devotion and dedication. There are four Navratris during the year out of which two are Gupta and two are Pratyaksh Navratris. There are some rules for fasting in Navratri also and to follow these special rules properly and to get information about the auspicious time of Ghatasthapana for Navratri, Talk to Astrologers.