Durga Balidan is on Friday 29th September 2017
Durga Balidan Timings:
Aparahna Balidan Time = 1:22 PM to 3:43 PM
Duration = 2 Hours 21 Mins
Navami Tithi Starts = 9:36 PM on 28-September-2017
Navami Tithi Ends = 11:49 PM on 29-September-2017
Durga Balidan is on Thursday 18th October in 2018
Durga Balidan 2018 Time
Aparahna Balidan Time = 1:13 PM to 3:29 PM
Duration = 2 Hours 15 Mins
Navami Tithi Starts = 12:49 PM on 17-October-2018
Navami Tithi Ends = 3:28 PM on 18-October-2018
Durga Balidan is on Monday 7th October in 2019
Durga Balidan Timings
Aparahna Balidan Time = 1:18 PM to 3:37 PM
Duration = 2 Hours 19 Mins
Navami Tithi Starts = 10:54 AM on 6-October-2019
Navami Tithi Ends = 12:37 PM on 7-October-2019
Durga Balidan is on Sunday 25th October in 2020
Durga Balidan Timings
Aparahna Balidan Time = 1:11 PM to 3:24 PM
Duration = 2 Hours 13 Mins
Navami Tithi Starts = 6:58 AM on 24-October-2020
Navami Tithi Ends = 7:41 AM on 25-October-2020
Durga Balidan is on Thursday 14th October in 2021
Durga Balidan Timings
Aparahna Balidan Time = 1:15 PM to 3:31 PM
Duration = 2 Hours 16 Mins
Navami Tithi Starts = 20:07 on 13-October-2021
Navami Tithi Ends = 18:51 on 14-October-2021
Durga Balidan is on Tuesday 4th October in 2022
Durga Balidan Timings
Aparahna Balidan Time = 1:19 PM to 3:39 PM
Duration = 2 Hours 20 Mins
Navami Tithi Starts = 4:37 PM on 3-October-2022
Navami Tithi Ends = 2:20 PM on 4-October-2022
Durga Balidan is on Monday 23rd October in 2023
Durga Balidan Timings
Aparahna Balidan Time = 1:12 PM to 3:26 PM
Duration = 2 Hours 13 Mins
Navami Tithi Starts = 7:58 PM on 22-October-2023
Navami Tithi Ends = 5:44 PM on 23-October-2023
Durga Balidan is on Saturday 12th October in 2024
Durga Balidan Timings
Aparahna Balidan Time = 1:15 PM to 3:33 PM
Duration = 2 Hours 17 Mins
Navami Tithi Starts = 12:06 PM on 11-October-2024
Navami Tithi Ends = 10:57 AM on 12-October-2024
Durga Balidan is on Wednesday 1st October in 2025
Durga Balidan Timings
Aparahna Balidan Time = 1:21 PM to 3:42 PM
Duration = 2 Hours 21 Mins
Navami Tithi Starts = 6:05 PM on 30-September-2025
Navami Tithi Ends = 7:00 PM on 1-October-2025
Durga Balidan is on Tuesday 20th October in 2026
Durga Balidan Timings
Aparahna Balidan Time = 1:13 PM to 3:27 PM
Duration = 2 Hours 14 Mins
Navami Tithi Starts = 10:51 AM on 19-October-2026
Navami Tithi Ends = 12:49 PM on 20-October-2026
Durga Balidan is on Saturday 9th October in 2027
Durga Balidan Timings
Aparahna Balidan Time = 1:17 PM to 3:36 PM
Duration = 2 Hours 18 Mins
Navami Tithi Starts = 6:26 AM on 8-October-2027
Navami Tithi Ends = 9:01 AM on 9-October-2027
Durga Balidan is on Wednesday 27th September in 2028
Durga Balidan Timings
Aparahna Balidan Time = 1:22 PM to 3:45 PM
Duration = 2 Hours 22 Mins
Navami Tithi Starts = 6:57 AM on 26-September-2028
Navami Tithi Ends = 8:08 AM on 27-September-2028
Durga Balidan is on Monday 15th October in 2029
Durga Balidan Timings
Aparahna Balidan Time = 1:14 PM to 3:31 PM
Duration = 2 Hours 16 Mins
Navami Tithi Starts = 4:27 AM on 15-October-2029
Navami Tithi Ends = 4:37 AM on 16-October-2029
Durga Balidan is on Saturday 5th October in 2030
Durga Balidan Timings
Aparahna Balidan Time = 1:19 PM to 3:38 PM
Duration = 2 Hours 19 Mins
Navami Tithi Starts = 8:30 PM on 4-October-2030
Navami Tithi Ends = 6:52 PM on 5-October-2030
About Durga Balidan:
It is necessary that Balidan of Maha Navami should always be performed on Uday Vyapini Navami. As per Nirnaysindhu, Aparahna Kala is the best time to perform Balidan.
Depending on the starting time of Navami Tithi on the previous day, it may happen that Maha Navami fasting and Puja occur one day before Durga Balidan. If Navami Tithi begins before Sanyakal on Ashtami, then both Ashtami Puja and Navami Puja can be performed on Ashtami Tithi. If it is the case, then all rituals like Ashtami Puja, Sandhi Puja and Navami Puja are performed together on Ashtami Tithi. However, it may be noted that Durga Balidan is always done on Navami Tithi only.
Devotees who refrain from animal sacrifice can perform symbolic Bali with vegetables like banana, cucumber or pumpkin. As per Hindu scriptures, Brahmins are prohibited from doing animal sacrifice and hence they do only symbolic Bali. Even at the famous Belur Math in West Bengal only symbolic Bali is performed with banana, white pumpkin and sugar cane during Navami Puja. White pumpkin used for Durga Balidan is called Kushmanda.