Ugādi / Gudi Padwa

Lunar new year

Sunday, 20 March 2072

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 begins20 Mar, 1:52 AM

Ends21 Mar, 3:34 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 (20 March 2072)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:23 AM90° E

Sunset6:30 PM271° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise6:37 AM90° E

Moonset7:00 PM272° W

Rāhu Kāla

4:59 PM – 6:30 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

12:26 PM – 1:57 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:02 PM – 12:50 PM

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

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