What is the Navratri 2030 date?

Sharad Navratri 2030 is nine days, from Ghatasthapana through the ninth night. The dates above are for New Delhi.

What colour should I wear for Navratri 2030?

Day 1 (Saturday, 28 September 2030): Orange for Shailaputri. Day 2 (Sunday, 29 September 2030): White for Brahmacharini. Day 3 (Monday, 30 September 2030): Red for Chandraghanta. Day 4 (Tuesday, 1 October 2030): Royal Blue for Kushmanda. Day 5 (Wednesday, 2 October 2030): Yellow for Skandamata. Day 6 (Thursday, 3 October 2030): Green for Katyayani. Day 7 (Friday, 4 October 2030): Grey for Kalaratri. Day 8 (Saturday, 5 October 2030): Purple for Mahagauri. Day 9 (day 9): Peacock Green for Siddhidatri. The nine goddesses follow a fixed order. The colour named for each day is the sequence widely published for Sharad Navratri 2026 (Chakra hasn't separately republished a different sequence for 2030). Family and regional tradition varies, and another year is often assigned differently.

What is the Ghatasthapana muhurat in 2030?

Ghatasthapana is the kalash installation on the first day, Saturday, 28 September 2030. It is kept during the first third of that day, while Pratipada prevails, so the clock time moves with the city.

Which goddess is worshipped on each day of Navratri?

Day 1, Shailaputri; Day 2, Brahmacharini; Day 3, Chandraghanta; Day 4, Kushmanda; Day 5, Skandamata; Day 6, Katyayani; Day 7, Kalaratri; Day 8, Mahagauri; Day 9, Siddhidatri. Each day on this page has her mantra, the dhyan verse, what the household does, and the offering most lists name.

Annual festival

Sharad Navratri 2030शरद नवरात्रि

Name: Sharad Navratri 2030
Start: 2030-09-28
End: 2030-10-05
Location: New Delhi, India

Sharad Navratri is the nine-night autumn festival of the goddess Durga, culminating in Dussehra.

Date · New Delhi (28.6139° N, 77.2090° E)

Saturday, 28 September 2030

Tradition harmony

All regional traditions Chakra tracks agree on this date:

North (Purnimanta): 28 Sept 2030
South (Amanta): 28 Sept 2030
Tamil: 28 Sept 2030
Bengali: 28 Sept 2030
ISKCON: 28 Sept 2030
Smarta: 28 Sept 2030

Tithi window

Begins 28 Sept, 6:12 am

Ends 5 Oct, 6:02 pm

Observance duration

Observed across 8 days

2030-09-28 through 2030-10-05

Day by day

Nine days of Navratri 2030

The nine goddesses follow a fixed order. The colour named for each day is the sequence widely published for Sharad Navratri 2026 (Chakra hasn't separately republished a different sequence for 2030). Family and regional tradition varies, and another year is often assigned differently.

Each morning the barley is watered and the lamp is looked after. The note on a day is what that day adds. The offering named is the one most puja lists give for that form. A family may keep another.

Day 1 · Saturday, 28 September 2030

Shailaputri

Orange — Warmth and the optimism of a new beginning.

Shailaputri is the daughter of the mountain. She rides the bull and holds a trident and a lotus, with a crescent on her brow. The nine days open with her.

ॐ देवी शैलपुत्र्यै नमः

Om Devi Shailaputryai Namah

वन्दे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम्। वृषारूढां शूलधरां शैलपुत्रीं यशस्विनीम्॥

Vande vanchhita-labhaya chandrartha-krita-shekharam | Vrisharudham shuladharam Shailaputrim yashasvinim ||

All nine dhyan verses in the library

Day 2 · Sunday, 29 September 2030

Brahmacharini

White — A clear mind, and the quiet of a vow just begun.

Brahmacharini is the form who kept the long vow. She is shown on foot, a rosary in one hand and a water pot in the other.

ॐ देवी ब्रह्मचारिण्यै नमः

Om Devi Brahmacharinyai Namah

दधाना करपद्माभ्यामक्षमालाकमण्डलू। देवी प्रसीदतु मयि ब्रह्मचारिण्यनुत्तमा॥

Dadhana kara-padmabhyam akshamala-kamandalu | Devi prasidatu mayi Brahmachariny-anuttama ||

All nine dhyan verses in the library

Day 3 · Monday, 30 September 2030

Chandraghanta

Red — Courage for the days that ask something of you.

Chandraghanta rides a tiger. She is shown with ten arms, and a bell-shaped crescent on her brow. The day is kept for courage.

ॐ देवी चन्द्रघण्टायै नमः

Om Devi Chandraghantayai Namah

पिण्डजप्रवरारूढा चण्डकोपास्त्रकैर्युता। प्रसादं तनुते मह्यं चन्द्रघण्टेति विश्रुता॥

Pindaja-pravara-rudha chanda-kopastrakair-yuta | Prasadam tanute mahyam Chandraghanteti vishruta ||

All nine dhyan verses in the library

Day 4 · Tuesday, 1 October 2030

Kushmanda

Royal Blue — Steadiness, and room to think.

Kushmanda rides a lion and is shown with eight arms, a pot among them. Her name is also the little pumpkin.

ॐ देवी कूष्माण्डायै नमः

Om Devi Kushmandayai Namah

सुरासम्पूर्णकलशं रुधिराप्लुतमेव च। दधाना हस्तपद्माभ्यां कूष्माण्डा शुभदास्तु मे॥

Sura-sampurna-kalasham rudhiraplutam eva cha | Dadhana hasta-padmabhyam Kushmanda shubhadastu me ||

All nine dhyan verses in the library

Day 5 · Wednesday, 2 October 2030

Skandamata

Yellow — Care, learning, and the warmth of a mother.

Skandamata sits on a lion with the child Skanda on her lap and lotuses in her hands. She is worshipped as a mother.

ॐ देवी स्कन्दमातायै नमः

Om Devi Skandamatayai Namah

सिंहासनगता नित्यं पद्माश्रितकरद्वया। शुभदास्तु सदा देवी स्कन्दमाता यशस्विनी॥

Simhasana-gata nityam padmashrita-karadvaya | Shubhadastu sada Devi Skandamata yashasvini ||

All nine dhyan verses in the library

Day 6 · Thursday, 3 October 2030

Katyayani

Green — Growth, and the strength to keep a promise.

Katyayani rides a lion, a sword in one hand and a lotus in another. She is the form who faces Mahishasura, and the one many young women keep a fast for.

ॐ देवी कात्यायन्यै नमः

Om Devi Katyayanyai Namah

चन्द्रहासोज्ज्वलकरा शार्दूलवरवाहना। कात्यायनी शुभं दद्याद्देवी दानवघातिनी॥

Chandrahasojjvala-kara shardula-vara-vahana | Katyayani shubham dadyad Devi danava-ghatini ||

All nine dhyan verses in the library

Day 7 · Friday, 4 October 2030

Kalaratri

Grey — Stillness. Let the fierce night pass without adding to it.

Kalaratri is the fierce night form: dark, hair loose, riding a donkey, a sword in one hand and the other raised to still fear.

ॐ देवी कालरात्र्यै नमः

Om Devi Kalaratryai Namah

एकवेणी जपाकर्णपूरा नग्ना खरास्थिता। लम्बोष्ठी कर्णिकाकर्णी तैलाभ्यक्तशरीरिणी॥ वामपादोल्लसल्लोहलताकण्टकभूषणा। वर्धन्मूर्धध्वजा कृष्णा कालरात्रिर्भयङ्करी॥

Ekaveni japa-karnapura nagna kharasthita | Lamboshthi karnikakarni tailabhyakta-sharirini || Vamapadollasalloha-lata-kantaka-bhushana | Vardhan-murddha-dhvaja krishna Kalaratrir bhayankari ||

All nine dhyan verses in the library

Day 8 · Saturday, 5 October 2030

Mahagauri

Purple — Grace after the harder days, and a gentle cleansing.

Mahagauri is the peaceful form after the hard night. She rides a white bull, dressed in white, with a trident and a damaru.

ॐ देवी महागौर्यै नमः

Om Devi Mahagauryai Namah

श्वेते वृषे समारूढा श्वेताम्बरधरा शुचिः। महागौरी शुभं दद्यान्महादेवप्रमोददा॥

Shvete vrishe samarudha shvetambara-dhara shuchih | Mahagauri shubham dadyan Mahadeva-pramodada ||

All nine dhyan verses in the library

Day 9

Siddhidatri

Peacock Green — The vow complete, and what the nine days were kept for.

Siddhidatri completes the nine forms. She is shown on a lotus, holding a conch, a discus, a mace, and a lotus. The vrat closes with her.

ॐ देवी सिद्धिदात्र्यै नमः

Om Devi Siddhidatryai Namah

सिद्धगन्धर्वयक्षाद्यैरसुरैरमरैरपि। सेव्यमाना सदा भूयात् सिद्धिदा सिद्धिदायिनी॥

Siddha-gandharva-yakshadyair asurair amarair api | Sevyamana sada bhuyat siddhida siddhidayini ||

All nine dhyan verses in the library

Questions people ask

What is the Navratri 2030 date?: Sharad Navratri 2030 is nine days, from Ghatasthapana through the ninth night. The dates above are for New Delhi.
What colour should I wear for Navratri 2030?: Day 1 (Saturday, 28 September 2030): Orange for Shailaputri. Day 2 (Sunday, 29 September 2030): White for Brahmacharini. Day 3 (Monday, 30 September 2030): Red for Chandraghanta. Day 4 (Tuesday, 1 October 2030): Royal Blue for Kushmanda. Day 5 (Wednesday, 2 October 2030): Yellow for Skandamata. Day 6 (Thursday, 3 October 2030): Green for Katyayani. Day 7 (Friday, 4 October 2030): Grey for Kalaratri. Day 8 (Saturday, 5 October 2030): Purple for Mahagauri. Day 9 (day 9): Peacock Green for Siddhidatri. The nine goddesses follow a fixed order. The colour named for each day is the sequence widely published for Sharad Navratri 2026 (Chakra hasn't separately republished a different sequence for 2030). Family and regional tradition varies, and another year is often assigned differently.
What is the Ghatasthapana muhurat in 2030?: Ghatasthapana is the kalash installation on the first day, Saturday, 28 September 2030. It is kept during the first third of that day, while Pratipada prevails, so the clock time moves with the city.
Which goddess is worshipped on each day of Navratri?: Day 1, Shailaputri; Day 2, Brahmacharini; Day 3, Chandraghanta; Day 4, Kushmanda; Day 5, Skandamata; Day 6, Katyayani; Day 7, Kalaratri; Day 8, Mahagauri; Day 9, Siddhidatri. Each day on this page has her mantra, the dhyan verse, what the household does, and the offering most lists name.
Is the Navratri colour for each day the same every year?: The nine goddesses follow a fixed order. The colour named for each day is the sequence widely published for Sharad Navratri 2026 (Chakra hasn't separately republished a different sequence for 2030). Family and regional tradition varies, and another year is often assigned differently.

Month view

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September 2030

1 SunGanesh Chaturthi →Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates the birth of Ganesha and installs his image for worship over the days that follow.
10 TueAnant Chaturdashi →Anant Chaturdashi marks the worship of Lord Vishnu in his cosmic infinite form and the grand immersion of Ganesha idols on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
17 TueKanya Sankranti →Kanya Sankranti is the moment the Sun enters the sidereal sign of Virgo and is kept in parts of India as Vishwakarma Puja.
28 SatSharad Navratri(this page)Sharad Navratri is the nine-night autumn festival of the goddess Durga, culminating in Dussehra.

Also this month: Vinayaka Chaturthi (2), Masik Durga Ashtami (1), Ekadashi (2), Pradosh Vrat (2), Purnima (1), Satyanarayan Puja (1), Sankashti Chaturthi (1), Masik Shivratri (1), Amavasya (1).

Local horizon calculations

City-wise timings

City	Local date	Tithi window (local)	vs. New Delhi
New Delhi	28 Sept 2030	6:12 am – 5 Oct, 6:02 pm	Same day
Varanasi	28 Sept 2030	5:48 am – 5 Oct, 5:40 pm	Same day
Mumbai	28 Sept 2030	6:28 am – 5 Oct, 6:23 pm	Same day
Bengaluru	28 Sept 2030	6:08 am – 5 Oct, 6:06 pm	Same day
Kolkata	28 Sept 2030	5:27 am – 5 Oct, 5:20 pm	Same day
Chennai	28 Sept 2030	5:58 am – 5 Oct, 5:56 pm	Same day
London	28 Sept 2030	6:56 am – 5 Oct, 6:29 pm	Same day
San Francisco	27 Sept 2030	7:01 am – 4 Oct, 6:47 pm	Differs

Tithi window shown in each city’s own local time — the underlying instant is the same worldwide.

Sharad Navratri is the most widely kept of the year's four Navratris. Over nine nights the goddess is worshipped in her successive forms, a lamp or a pot of sprouting grain is maintained without interruption, and many households fast on grain and pulses. The eighth and ninth days carry special weight, and young girls are honoured as embodiments of the goddess in the Kanya Puja.

The festival begins on the first tithi (Pratipada) of the waxing fortnight of Ashwina and runs through the ninth. The opening rite, Ghatasthapana, is performed in a window during the first third of the day while Pratipada prevails, avoiding the Chitra nakshatra and Vaidhriti yoga, so the start time depends on the city.

Regional expression differs sharply: Bengal, Assam and Odisha keep the last days as Durga Puja with large public pandals, Gujarat is known for nightly garba, and much of the north closes the festival with Ram Lila plays and the burning of Ravana's effigy.

Read and recite

The katha and prayers for Sharad Navratri

Multi-year archive

Sharad Navratri 2030शरद नवरात्रि

Nine days of Navratri 2030

Shailaputri

Brahmacharini

Chandraghanta

Kushmanda

Skandamata

Katyayani

Kalaratri

Mahagauri

Siddhidatri

Questions people ask

City-wise timings

The katha and prayers for Sharad Navratri

Sharad Navratri in other years