Gudi Padwa - Ugadi & the Lunar New Year

Name: Gudi Padwa
Start: 2027-04-07
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra

The Deccan lunar New Year: raise the Gudi at dawn to welcome a fresh year.

Wednesday, 7 April 2027·Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, at Pratahkala (morning)·Mumbai, Maharashtra

Main Muhurta★★★★★

Gudi Sthapana / Ugadi - Pratahkala Muhurat

6:27 am – 8:57 am(2 hr 29 min)

Time to muhurta…

On the Day

Raise the Gudi at the doorway in the Pratahkala window
Bathe, wear new clothes and draw rangoli
Eat neem-and-jaggery / prepare Ugadi Pachadi
Begin new ventures, purchases and investments

Muhurtas

Gudi Sthapana / Ugadi - Pratahkala Muhurat★★★★★

6:27 am – 8:57 am · 2 hr 29 min

Raising the Gudi and performing the New Year worship.

Why this rank: The morning window (first fifth of the day) is the prescribed time to raise the Gudi and begin the Ugadi ceremonies on this new-year Pratipada.

Deity: BrahmaDo: Raising and worshipping the Gudi, Neem-jaggery / Ugadi Pachadi, Panchanga shravanamAvoid: Beginning during Rahu Kalam

Abhijit Muhurat★★★★☆

Not available at this location

Alternative window for the New Year worship and starting ventures.

Why this rank: The auspicious ~48-minute window at solar noon - a reliable alternative for the new-year puja or for new purchases if the morning slips.

Deity: Vishnu

Auspicious Choghadiya★★★☆☆

Labh 6:27 am – 8:01 am
Amrit 8:01 am – 9:34 am
Shubh 11:07 am – 12:40 pm
Labh 5:20 pm – 6:53 pm

New ventures, purchases and account-opening through the day.

Why this rank: The day's good Choghadiya blocks - general windows for purchases, travel and new beginnings on an already auspicious day.

This day's panchang

TithiShukla Pratipada

NakshatraRevati

YogaIndra

KaranaKimstughna

MasaChaitra

SamvatVikram 2083

Significance

Importance

Gudi Padwa marks the first day of Chaitra and the start of the Marathi and Deccan lunar New Year. It also begins the Shalivahana Shaka era. In Maharashtra the day is announced by raising the Gudi - a bright cloth-and-pot flag - at the doorway or window in the morning, and it opens Chaitra Navratri. In the Kannada, Telugu and Konkani south the same tithi is Ugadi, greeted with the bittersweet Ugadi Pachadi that stands for the flavours of the year ahead.

Religious significance

The day joins cosmic renewal (Brahma's creation), victory (Rama and Shalivahana), and the agricultural turn of the year as the rabi harvest is gathered. Raising the Gudi and eating neem with jaggery signals readiness to meet the year's sweetness and bitterness alike.

Why it is celebrated

To honour Brahma's creation and the dawn of the new lunar year, to raise the Gudi of victory and prosperity, and to begin new ventures on an auspicious threshold.

The story

Tradition holds that Lord Brahma created the universe on this very day, setting time and the cycle of seasons in motion, and so it is honoured as the beginning of the year. The day is also linked to Lord Rama's triumphant return to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana, when the people raised banners in joy. A third strand remembers King Shalivahana, whose victory over his enemies inaugurated the Shalivahana Shaka calendar that dates from this Pratipada. The Gudi itself - a silk cloth tied to a bamboo staff and topped with an inverted pot (kalash), neem and mango leaves, and a garland - is raised as a flag of victory and prosperity. Placed at the doorway, it is believed to ward off evil and invite good fortune into the home.

Who celebratesMarathi and Konkani households as Gudi Padwa, and Kannada, Telugu and Kodava families as Ugadi/Yugadi.

Where observedMaharashtra, Goa and the Konkan (Gudi Padwa); Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and parts of Tamil Nadu (Ugadi/Yugadi).

Associated deities

BrahmaVishnu

What to do

Avoid

Delaying the Gudi-raising past the morning window
Beginning ceremonies during Rahu Kalam
Quarrels or inauspicious speech on a new-year threshold

Regional variations

Maharashtra/Konkan: the Gudi is raised at the window or doorway and worshipped, then lowered at sunset.
Karnataka & Andhra/Telangana: Ugadi, marked by the six-tasted Ugadi Pachadi and the reading of the year's forecast.
The day inaugurates the Shalivahana Shaka era used across the Deccan.

Special notes

Gudi Padwa opens Chaitra Navratri, the nine-day worship of the Goddess that culminates in Ram Navami.
As the lunar New Year it is considered a sarvottam (highly auspicious) day for new ventures and major purchases.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best time to raise the Gudi?

The Pratahkala (morning) muhurat shown above for your location; the Gudi is traditionally lowered before sunset.

Is Gudi Padwa the same as Ugadi?

Yes - both fall on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada; Gudi Padwa is the Marathi/Konkani name and Ugadi the Kannada/Telugu name for the same lunar New Year.

Why is neem with jaggery eaten?

The bitter neem and sweet jaggery together symbolise accepting the year's sorrows and joys with equanimity.

All timings are computed for Mumbai, Maharashtra and follow Drik-style rules (sunrise/sunset, Pradosh-vyapini placement, sthir-lagna muhurtas). Times shift with your location - change your city on the calendar to recompute.