This year in 2021, Sharadiya Navratra will start from 7th October and will continue till 14th October. The festival of Vijayadashami i.e. Dussehra will be celebrated on 15 October 2021. This year, the Shardiya Navratri will last only for 8 days, because the fourth Navratri i.e. Chaturthi Tithi is getting eroded. Actually, Tritiya Tithi will remain till 7:49 am on 9th October, after that Chaturthi Tithi will start from here till 4:56 am on 10th October, that is, Chaturthi Tithi is getting decayed.The fifth Navratri will be on 10 October. So this year Navratri is of only eight days. This time the third and fourth Navratri will be celebrated on the same day on 9 October.
Muhurta for Navratri Ghatasthapana
Date 7.10.2021 Time 6:13 am to 7:40 am.
Total Duration of Muhurta
1 hour 27 minutes
Which Navratri when?
7 October (1st Navratri) – Worship of Maa Shailputri
8 October (2nd Navratri) – Worship of Mother Brahmacharini
9 October (3rd and 4th Navratri) – Worship of Mother Chandraghanta and Mother Kushmanda
10 October (5th Navratri) – Worship of Mother Skandmata
11 October (6th Navratri) – Worship of Mother Katyayani
12 October (7th Navratri) – Worship of Maa Kalratri
13 October (Eighth Navratri) – Worship of Maa Mahagauri, Durgashtami
14 October (Ninth Navratri) – Worship of Mother Siddhidatri, Mahanavami
15 October – Dashami Tithi- In Vijayadashami or Dussehra Navratri, nine forms of Maa Durga are worshipped.
