Akshaya Navami 2026
18th Nov 2026
Akshaya Navami 2026 is on Wednesday, 18 November 2026. Navami tithi begins at 06:05 AM IST on 18 Nov and ends at 07:06 AM IST on 19 Nov. Navami is the tithi at sunrise on 18 Nov.
| Navami tithi begins | 06:05 AM, Wed, 18 Nov |
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| Navami tithi ends | 07:06 AM, Thu, 19 Nov |
| Amrit Kala | 10:27 PM – 12:09 AM |
| Times for | Ujjain (IST) |
अक्षय नवमी 2026 कब है?
अक्षय नवमी 2026 बुधवार, 18 नवंबर को है। नवमी तिथि 18 नवंबर को सुबह 6:05 बजे से 19 नवंबर को सुबह 7:06 बजे तक रहेगी।
On this page: prarthanas and mantras with audio · questions about Akshaya Navami
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is Akshaya Navami in 2026?
Akshaya Navami 2026 falls on Wednesday, 18 November 2026. Navami tithi runs from 06:05 AM, 18 Nov to 07:06 AM, 19 Nov IST, as calculated for Ujjain. Times shift by a few minutes for other cities.
What is Akshaya Navami?
Kartik Shukla Navami, two days before Dev Uthani Ekadashi, is kept as Satya Yugadi — the day Satya Yuga is said to have begun. Families worship the amla (Indian gooseberry) tree and traditionally cook and eat a meal beneath it. In Braj, pilgrims walk the Mathura–Vrindavan Parikrama.
Why is Akshaya Navami observed?
The amla tree sits at the centre of the day. On this one date Vishnu and Lakshmi are said to reside in it, so women circle the trunk with a cotton thread, offer water and lamps, and the family then eats lunch under its branches — a rare picnic-as-puja. The Braj parikrama is the other signature ritual: thousands walk the loop linking Mathura and Vrindavan, since merit earned on Satya Yugadi is held to be 'akshaya' (imperishable) and to carry into future births. A vrat-katha is read of Kanaka, a Kshatriya whose daughter Kishori was foretold to lose her husband to lightning; keeping this fast is said to have undone that fate. In West Bengal and Madhubani, the same tithi is kept instead as Jagaddhatri Puja, honouring a martial form of Durga.
What are the other names for Akshaya Navami?
Akshaya Navami is also known as Amla Navami and Satya Yugadi.
Which prarthanas are recited on Akshaya Navami?
Vishnu Shodasa Nama Stotram and Vishnu Shanthakaram Mantra are recited on Akshaya Navami. You can listen to them with audio on this page.
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