Ugadi 2027 — Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra — falls on Wednesday, 7 April 2027, beginning the Plavanga Varsha samvatsara.
Puthandu, the Tamil new year, follows on Wednesday, 14 April 2027 — 7 days later — and begins the same year name.
The next five new years
| Year | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa | Puthandu (Tamil) | Samvatsara |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Wed, 7 Apr 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr 2027 | Plavanga Varsha |
| 2028 | Mon, 27 Mar 2028 | Fri, 14 Apr 2028 | Keelaka Varsha |
| 2029 | Fri, 16 Mar 2029 | Sat, 14 Apr 2029 | Saumya Varsha |
| 2030 | Wed, 3 Apr 2030 | Sun, 14 Apr 2030 | Sadharana Varsha |
| 2031 | Mon, 24 Mar 2031 | Mon, 14 Apr 2031 | Virodhikrit Varsha |
Dates for Chennai. Ugadi is decided by the tithi at sunrise, so it is the same day across India in almost every year.
☕ How this is worked out
Ugadi and Gudi Padwa begin the lunar year: they are kept on the day that carries Chaitra Shukla Pratipada — the first tithi after the new moon of Chaitra — at sunrise. If that tithi begins and ends between two sunrises, the day it begins. That is the rule the Nava app applies.
Puthandu begins the solar year, on the day of the Sun's entry into Mesha. The two follow different clocks — the Moon and the Sun — so the gap between them changes every year. In the South both begin the same name of the sixty-year cycle.
Tithi and nakshatra days on this page come from the Vaakya (Traditional) engine, as on the city pages.
Computed by the Vaakya (Traditional) engine for tithi-based days; Saturn and Jupiter from drik (Lahiri) positions.
Questions people ask
Are Ugadi and Gudi Padwa the same day?
Yes. Both are Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the lunar new year — Ugadi in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra.
Why is Ugadi in March one year and April the next?
Twelve lunar months are about eleven days shorter than a solar year, so the lunar new year moves earlier each year until an adhika month pulls it back.