Ugādi / Guḍī Pāḍwā

Vedic Lunar New Year and Turn of the Saṁvatsara

Wednesday, 31 March 1976

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 begins30 Mar, 10:37 PM

Ends1 Apr, 1:15 AM

ObservanceObserved at sunrise (udaya tithi)

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 (31 March 1976)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:16 AM86° E

Sunset6:31 PM275° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise6:25 AM82° E

Moonset7:03 PM280° W

Rāhu Kāla

12:23 PM – 1:55 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

7:48 AM – 9:20 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:59 AM – 12:47 PM

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

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