Rama Navami 2026 in Olean, New York, United States Rama Navami madhyahna muhurat 12:04–14:34, Thu 26 Mar
Festival · times in EDT
When is Rama Navami 2026 in Olean?
Rama Navami madhyahna muhurat: what time?
Rama Navami madhyahna muhurat
12:04–14:34
2 h 30 min
Why is Rama Navami on Thu 26 Mar in Olean?
Rama Navami is on Thu 26 Mar: Navami holds all of madhyahna that day, and no other.
Navami holds all of madhyahna, 12:04–14:34. Navami: 02:19 to 00:37 Fri.
Navami ended at 00:37; madhyahna is Dashami.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−4). Band: the tithi. Box: Madhyahna. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Rama’s birth is celebrated at madhyahna, the middle fifth of the day. Navami runs from 02:19 on Thu 26 Mar to 00:37 on Fri 27 Mar, so only Thursday’s madhyahna (12:04–14:34) falls within it. Every reading takes that day.
The rule
Chaitra Shukla Navami
Rama’s birth is celebrated at madhyahna, the middle fifth of the day.
- Smarta
- the day whose madhyahna Navami holds; when it touches both or neither, the later (Dharmasindhu).
- Vaishnava
- a Navami that Ashtami does not pierce, read at sunrise: Tithika’s convention.