Chaitra Navratri 2026 in Diffa, Niger Ghatasthapana muhurat 06:14–08:39, Thu 19 Mar
Festival · times in WAT
When is Chaitra Navratri 2026 in Diffa?
Chaitra Navratri Ghatasthapana muhurat: what time?
Why is Chaitra Navratri on Thu 19 Mar in Diffa?
Chaitra Navratri · Ghatasthapana is on Thu 19 Mar: Pratipada holds all of pratahkala that morning, and no other.
Pratipada holds all of pratahkala, 06:14–08:39. Pratipada: 02:23 to 00:22 Fri.
Pratipada ended at 00:22; pratahkala is Dwitiya.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+1). Band: the tithi. Box: Pratahkala. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.
Ghatasthapana is done in pratahkala, the first fifth of the day. Pratipada runs from 02:23 on Thu 19 Mar to 00:22 on Fri 20 Mar, so only Thursday’s pratahkala (06:14–08:39) falls within it. No text giving Chaitra Navratri · Ghatasthapana’s time was found; pratahkala is Tithika’s convention.
The rule
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada
Ghatasthapana is done in pratahkala, the first fifth of the day.
- Smarta
- the morning whose pratahkala Pratipada holds: Tithika’s convention, since no text gives the time.
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.