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Ugadi and Gudi Padwa 2028

Ugadi and Gudi Padwa in 2028: the new year day, the Caitra śukla Pratipadā at sunrise, for your city, with the new year’s rites.

Chaitra, Shukla Pratipada

Ugadi (Gudi Padwa) in Delhi

Monday, 27 March

Ugadi (Gudi Padwa) is in 526 days. In Delhi, the Pratipadā is current at Monday’s sunrise and not at Tuesday’s, so the new year is Monday.

Sunrise06:17
PratipadāSun 10:01 – Mon 11:43

Dharmasindhu p. 31

How the day is chosen

The new year is the Caitra śukla Pratipadā current at sunrise. If it is current at sunrise on both days, or on neither, the earlier day is taken. Dharmasindhu p. 31

Monday or Tuesday in Delhi

Delhi time

In Delhi, the Pratipadā runs from Sun 10:01 to Mon 11:43: the Pratipadā is current at Monday’s sunrise and not at Tuesday’s, so the new year is Monday. Dharmasindhu p. 31

The new year's rites

  • A bath and the saṅkalpa for the year.
  • A flag raised.
  • Neem leaves.
  • Hearing the year’s forecast.

Dharmasindhu p. 31

The Caitra Navarātri begins the same day. Chaitra Navratri 2028

Cheti Chand, the Sindhi new year, falls on the same day. Cheti Chand 2028

Ugadi in the south and Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra are popular names for the new year day the texts describe.

Ugadi 2028 around the world

Each city’s own sunrise and sunset
Sunday, 26 March
  • London
  • New York City
  • Toronto
Monday, 27 March
  • Delhi
  • Mumbai
  • Kolkata
  • Chennai
  • Bengaluru
  • Hyderabad
  • Ahmedabad
  • Pune
  • Jaipur
  • Lucknow
  • Sydney
  • Dubai
  • Singapore
Why the date differs In Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Sydney, Dubai and Singapore, the Pratipadā is current at Monday’s sunrise and not at Tuesday’s, so the new year is Monday. In London, the Pratipadā is current at sunrise on both Sunday and Monday, so the new year is the earlier day, Sunday. In New York City and Toronto, the Pratipadā is current at Sunday’s sunrise and not at Monday’s, so the new year is Sunday. Dharmasindhu p. 31

Other years: Ugadi 2027, Ugadi 2029; all Ugadi dates.

Questions

From the Dharmasindhu p. 31, with the page for each.

When is Ugadi 2028?

In Delhi, on Monday, 27 March 2028, the new year day. In London, New York City and Toronto, it is Sunday, 26 March. Dharmasindhu p. 31

Is Gudi Padwa the same day as Ugadi?

Yes. Ugadi in the south and Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra are popular names for the new year day the texts describe. The texts call it the beginning of the year, on the Caitra śukla Pratipadā. Dharmasindhu p. 31

What are the new year rites?

A bath and the saṅkalpa for the year. A flag raised. Neem leaves. Hearing the year’s forecast. In an adhika Caitra, the new-year bath and saṅkalpa fall in the adhika month, and the flag, the neem leaves, the forecast and the Navarātri in the true month. Dharmasindhu p. 31

Why is the date different in the US or UK?

Ugadi is decided by the Pratipadā at sunrise at the city. The tithi begins and ends at the same moment everywhere, but sunrise and sunset come at different hours, so a city far to the west or east can keep another day. Dharmasindhu p. 31

How the day is found

Read the methodology
The day
The Caitra śukla Pratipadā current at sunrise. If it is current at sunrise on both days, or on neither, the earlier day is taken. Dharmasindhu p. 31.
The Navarātri
The Caitra Navarātri begins on the Pratipadā by its own rule (NS p. 113; DS p. 31), usually the same day.
Sunrise
At the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, for the chosen city. Every date is that city’s own.

Sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction · Lahiri ayanamsa for month names · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method