Ugadi · Gudi Padwa
Lunar new year in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra and Telangana; Chaitra Navratri begins.
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Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday, 19 March 2026 |
| 2027 | Wednesday, 7 April 2027 |
| 2028 | Monday, 27 March 2028 |
| 2029 | Saturday, 14 April 2029 |
| 2030 | Wednesday, 3 April 2030 |
| 2031 | Monday, 24 March 2031 |
Dates are for Mumbai. A tithi that changes close to sunrise or sunset can fall a day earlier or later in another city, so for your own town open the festival in the app.
When it falls
1st day of the waxing moon, in Chaitra. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
The story
Ugadi (“the start of an age”) is the first day of Chaitra, when Brahma is said to have begun creation. Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra hangs a decorated pole — the gudi — outside the door as a flag of victory.
How it is kept
Oil bath, new clothes, rangoli. The signature dish is Ugadi pachadi — sweet, sour, salty, bitter, spicy, tangy in one bowl — because the year will bring all six.
Common questions
When is Ugadi · Gudi Padwa in 2027?
In 2027, Ugadi · Gudi Padwa falls on Wednesday, 7 April 2027 in Mumbai. Dates for other years are in the table above.
How is the date of Ugadi · Gudi Padwa decided?
1st day of the waxing moon, in Chaitra. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
How is Ugadi · Gudi Padwa kept?
Oil bath, new clothes, rangoli. The signature dish is Ugadi pachadi — sweet, sour, salty, bitter, spicy, tangy in one bowl — because the year will bring all six.
Other festivals nearby
Open the Muhurtha app to see Ugadi · Gudi Padwa for your own town, with the exact time its tithi begins and ends. How every festival is dated.
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