Chaitra Navratri, Gudi Padwa and Ugadi 2026
Chaitra Navratri, Gudi Padwa and Ugadi falls on Thursday, 19 March 2026 (New Delhi).
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada begins the Hindu lunar new year (Vikram Samvat) and the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri dedicated to the Goddess. It is celebrated as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra and Ugadi in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Dates
| 2026 | Thursday, 19 March 2026 · Full calendar 2026 |
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| 2027 | Wednesday, 7 April 2027 · Full calendar 2027 |
| 2028 | Monday, 27 March 2028 · Full calendar 2028 |
How the date is set
It is kept in the lunar month of Chaitra, Shukla paksha Pratipada, on the day of the tithi prevailing at sunrise (udaya tithi).
Lunar months here are amanta (new moon to new moon); in the purnimanta reckoning used in much of North India, the Krishna paksha belongs to the next month. Communities follow their own rules for some festivals, so a local almanac may keep a few on a neighbouring day.
Dates are computed with this site's panchang (Lahiri ayanamsa) for New Delhi. Times of sunrise and the tithi differ by place, so a date can shift by a day for cities far from Delhi; the calendar pages recalculate for your city. All festivals →