Ugādi / Gudi Padwa

Lunar new year

Monday, 2 April 1764

Lord Brahmā inaugurating the turning of the Saṁvatsara as families share sacred Ugādi pacchaḍi and read the Pañcāṅgam — Caitra Śukla Pratipadā: Lord Brahmā begins cosmic creation; families celebrate the new year with mango-leaf toranas, bittersweet pacchaḍi, and pañcāṅga-śravaṇa.

From the pañchāṅga

Śukla Pratipadā begins1 Apr, 4:19 PM

Ends2 Apr, 6:51 PM

ObservanceObserved at sunrise (udaya tithi)

By local reckoning this is kept on Sunday, 1 April or Monday, 2 April across the world, the date above is for your location.

How it is observed

The Saṁvatsara turns. Kept with an oil-bath at dawn, the bitter-sweet Ugādi pacchaḍi tasted as a sign of the year’s mixed fortunes, new clothes and a temple visit, and the reading of the year’s pañcāṅga (pañcāṅga-śravaṇa).

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Today's Sky (2 April 1764)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:38 AM85° E

Sunset6:54 PM276° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise7:01 AM81° E

Moonset7:40 PM282° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

8:10 AM – 9:42 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

11:14 AM – 12:46 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:22 PM – 1:10 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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