Ugadi across India
India has many New Years. Some begin with a lunar month (Chaitra Shukla Pratipada), others with the solar year when the Sun enters sidereal Mesha — and each region chooses the day by its own rule.
How the date is fixed
Lunisolar New Years (Ugadi, Gudi Padwa) fall on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada and move by up to a month in the Gregorian calendar. Solar New Years (Puthandu, Vishu, Baisakhi, Bohag Bihu) follow the Mesha Sankranti and fall on 13–15 April; the table shows how each region's rule turns the same Sankranti into a civil date.
These rules are the ones this site's engine uses; the dates are for the selected place.
Ugadi — 07/04/2027 (Wed)
- The date is Chaitra Shukla Paksha Pratipada; the month name is the same in the Amanta and Purnimanta systems.
- It falls on the day when this tithi prevails at local sunrise (udaya tithi).
- If the tithi is present at two sunrises (a vriddhi tithi), the first day is taken.
- If the tithi does not touch that period on any day (a kshaya tithi), the Hindu day on which the tithi prevails longest is used.
- In a year with an Adhik month of the same name, it is observed in the regular (Nija) month.
Mesha Sankranti — 14/04/2027 (Wed)
- It is the moment the Sun enters sidereal Mesha (Aries).
- The day and Punya Kaal follow the classical ghati spans for each kind of Sankranti (ghati = 1/30 of the daytime): Makara 40 after, Karka 30 before, Mesha and Tula 10 before and after, Vrishabha, Simha, Vrishchika and Kumbha 16 before, Mithuna, Kanya, Dhanu and Meena 16 after, kept within sunrise–sunset; Maha Punya Kaal is 5 ghatis. A Sankranti at night before midnight counts in the same day's afternoon, after midnight in the next morning (Makara always the next day).
- Sidereal positions use the ayanamsa of your calculation profile; a different ayanamsa can shift the moment by several minutes.
Some texts give the Vishuva Sankrantis (Mesha, Tula) 15 ghatis on either side instead of 10; the day is the same. Vaisakhi (Punjab), Vishu (Kerala) and Puthandu (Tamil Nadu) fall on this Sankranti but fix their day by their own calendar rules, so they can be a day apart from this date.
Vaisakhi (Baisakhi) — 14/04/2027 (Wed)
- It is the moment the Sun enters sidereal Mesha (Aries).
- It is observed on the Hindu day (sunrise to the next sunrise) that contains the moment, so a Sankranti between midnight and sunrise counts on the previous date (the convention of the Government of India holiday list).
- Sidereal positions use the ayanamsa of your calculation profile; a different ayanamsa can shift the moment by several minutes.
Many almanacs and Punjabi calendars take the civil date of the Sankranti moment instead, which is a day later when the Sankranti falls between midnight and sunrise (14 instead of 13 April in 2025). Lohri, the eve of 1 Magh, is dated here by the same Hindu-day reckoning of the Makara Sankranti. The original Nanakshahi calendar (2003) fixes Vaisakhi on 14 April; follow the calendar of your gurdwara.
Vishu — 15/04/2027 (Thu)
- It is the moment the Sun enters sidereal Mesha (Aries).
- It is observed on the day of the first sunrise after the moment: a Sankranti between midnight and sunrise counts on that morning, one after sunrise on the next day (the Kerala custom for Vishu, whose Vishukkani is viewed at the first dawn after the Sankranti).
- Sidereal positions use the ayanamsa of your calculation profile; a different ayanamsa can shift the moment by several minutes.
Vishu is not always Medam 1: when the Sankranti falls after sunrise, the Vishukkani is seen at the next dawn, so Vishu is the next day (15 April 2026, Medam 2, in the Government of Kerala list). The Government of India list prints its combined "Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi" holiday on the Vaisakhi date (14 April 2026). Kerala panchangs that compute the Sankranti moment differently can be a day apart when the ingress falls near sunrise.
Puthandu (Tamil New Year) — 14/04/2027 (Wed)
- It is the moment the Sun enters sidereal Mesha (Aries).
- Tamil month-start rule: if the moment falls before local sunset, that day is the first day of the month; otherwise the next day is. A moment between midnight and sunrise counts on its own date.
- Sidereal positions use the ayanamsa of your calculation profile; a different ayanamsa can shift the moment by several minutes.
Tamil panchangs on the Vakya system compute the Sankranti differently and can differ by a day; the date here uses the drik (Thirukanitha) ingress with the ayanamsa of your calculation profile.
Regional New Years this year
Solar New Years begin with the Sun's entry into sidereal Mesha, each region choosing the civil day by its own rule; lunisolar New Years begin with a lunar month.
| New Year | Region | Date | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gujarati New Year (Bestu Varas) | Gujarat | 09/11/2026 (Mon) | Lunisolar: follows the festival rule linked |
| Ugadi | Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana | 07/04/2027 (Wed) | Lunisolar: follows the festival rule linked |
| Gudi Padwa | Maharashtra, Goa | 07/04/2027 (Wed) | Lunisolar: follows the festival rule linked |
| Navreh | Kashmir | 07/04/2027 (Wed) | Lunisolar: follows the festival rule linked |
| Cheti Chand | Sindhi | 08/04/2027 (Thu) | Lunisolar: the day after the new moon that begins Chaitra (first sight of the Moon) |
| Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Tamil Nadu | 14/04/2027 (Wed) | Solar: the Sankranti's day if it falls before sunset, else the next day (14/04/2027 (Wed) ) |
| Pana Sankranti (Odia New Year) | Odisha | 14/04/2027 (Wed) | Solar: the civil day on which the Sankranti falls (14/04/2027 (Wed) ) |
| Nava Varsha (Nepali New Year) | Nepal | 14/04/2027 (Wed) | Solar (Surya Siddhanta Sankranti), the civil day in Nepal time or the published date (14/04/2027 (Wed) ) |
| Baisakhi | Punjab | 14/04/2027 (Wed) | Solar: follows the festival rule of the same name |
| Bohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu) | Assam | 14/04/2027 (Wed) | Solar: the Sankranti's day if it falls before sunset, else the next day (14/04/2027 (Wed) ) |
| Vishu | Kerala | 15/04/2027 (Thu) | Solar: follows the festival rule of the same name |
| Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) | West Bengal | 15/04/2027 (Thu) | Solar: the civil day after the Sankranti (14/04/2027 (Wed) ) |
| Chingam 1 (Malayalam New Year) | Kerala | 18/08/2027 (Wed) | Solar: the Sankranti's day if it falls before 3/5 of the daytime has passed (the end of Madhyahna), else the next day (17/08/2027 (Tue) ) |
Region by region
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Ugadi
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
Homes are decorated with mango leaves and rangoli (muggu); in the evening families hear the year's almanac read aloud (Panchanga Shravanam).
Next date at your place: 07/04/2027 (Wed)
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Gudi Padwa (Samvar Padvo in Goa)
Maharashtra, Goa
A gudi — a bright cloth on a long bamboo, with neem and mango leaves, flowers and an upturned copper or silver pot on top — is raised at the door; rangoli is drawn.
Next date at your place: 07/04/2027 (Wed)
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Puthandu
Tamil Nadu
Kolam at the entrance; on waking, the family first sees a tray of three fruits (mango, banana, jackfruit), betel, gold or coins and flowers before a mirror. Children seek elders' blessings and temples hold festivals.
Next date at your place: 14/04/2027 (Wed)
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Vishu
Kerala
The day begins with the Vishukkani, an arrangement of rice, golden cucumber, coconut, jackfruit and other auspicious things before an image of Krishna; elders give Vishu kaineettam (money) to the young, and firecrackers are lit. The golden konna flowers are its emblem.
Next date at your place: 15/04/2027 (Thu)
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Vaisakhi (Baisakhi)
Punjab and North India
A harvest festival of the rabi crop with fairs, bhangra and giddha; for Sikhs it marks the founding of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699, with kirtan, nagar kirtan processions and langar.
Next date at your place: 14/04/2027 (Wed)
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Bohag (Rongali) Bihu
Assam
The Assamese New Year: a week of feasts, music and Bihu dance, with Goru Bihu (cattle honoured) and Manuh Bihu (the New Year's day).
Next date at your place: 14/04/2027 (Wed)
Customs differ between families, communities and places; this guide describes what the cited sources report, not a single correct practice.