Ugādi / Gudi Padwa

Lunar new year

Monday, 17 March 1980

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 begins17 Mar, 12:25 AM

Ends17 Mar, 8:37 PM

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 (17 March 1980)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:25 AM91° E

Sunset6:30 PM269° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise6:49 AM92° E

Moonset7:13 PM270° W

Rāhu Kāla

7:56 AM – 9:26 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

10:57 AM – 12:28 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:04 PM – 12:52 PM

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

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