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Ugadi 2024 Date — Tuesday, April 9, 2024

When is Ugadi in 2024? Ugadi 2024 falls on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Observance: Ugadi / Gudi Padwa. City calendars may vary slightly by sunrise and amanta or purnimanta tradition — confirm with your local mandir.

Other years: Ugadi 2025 date

Ugadi 2024 muhurat & timings — Delhi

Tue, 9 April 2024 in Delhi (local time)
Sunrise06:02 am
Sunset06:43 pm
Moonrise06:14 am
Brahma Muhurat04:31 am – 05:16 am
Abhijit Muhurat11:57 am – 12:48 pm
Rahu Kaal (avoid)03:33 pm – 05:08 pm
Tithi at sunriseShukla Prathama
NakshatraRevati

These are the day’s general muhurats and Rahu Kaal for Delhi, computed from the AllMandir panchang. Festival puja timings vary by tradition and city — open the full panchang for Tue, 9 April 2024 or ask your local mandir.

Ugadi 2024 — full list of dates

Ugadi 2024 key dates and days
ObservanceDate & dayNotes
Ugadi / Gudi PadwaTue, 9 April 2024Hindu new year
Chaitra Navratri beginsTue, 9 April 2024
Ram NavamiWed, 17 April 2024

About Ugadi

Ugadi marks the traditional New Year for many Telugu and Kannada communities (closely related to Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra). It falls on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. Homes are cleaned, torans are hung, and Ugadi pachadi — a mix of six tastes — is prepared to symbolize life’s varied experiences.

How to observe

Take an early bath, decorate the entrance, perform puja, and taste Ugadi pachadi. Many people read the year’s panchanga shravanam (almanac forecast) at temples. Confirm the local New Year greeting day with your community mandir.

Why we celebrate

Chaitra Shukla Pratipada — Telugu/Kannada/Marathi New Year; creation began per tradition.

How it is celebrated

Ugadi pachadi (six tastes of life), gudi flag in Maharashtra, panchanga shravanam.

Puja timing

Morning puja after oil bath; listen to new year panchanga.

Foods & offerings

Ugadi pachadi, puran poli, bobbatlu, shrikhand.

Rituals

  1. Oil bath and new clothes.
  2. Taste pachadi reflecting life's flavors.
  3. Read panchanga for the year.

Ugadi dates by year

When is Ugadi — 2024 to 2026
YearDate & day
2024Tue, 9 April 2024
2025Ugadi 2025 date
2026Ugadi 2026 date

Hindu festivals around Ugadi 2024

Ugadi 2024 puja & muhurat timings in major cities

Tue, 9 April 2024 — local time, computed by the AllMandir panchang (Purnimanta month reckoning)
CityBrahma Muhurat (oil bath)Abhijit MuhuratRahu Kaal (avoid)SunriseSunset
Delhi04:31 am – 05:16 am11:57 am – 12:48 pm03:33 pm – 05:08 pm06:02 am06:43 pm
Mumbai04:53 am – 05:39 am12:15 pm – 01:05 pm03:47 pm – 05:20 pm06:25 am06:54 pm
Bengaluru04:37 am – 05:24 am11:56 am – 12:45 pm03:26 pm – 04:59 pm06:10 am06:31 pm
Chennai04:26 am – 05:13 am11:45 am – 12:35 pm03:15 pm – 04:48 pm05:59 am06:21 pm
Hyderabad04:31 am – 05:18 am11:52 am – 12:42 pm03:24 pm – 04:57 pm06:04 am06:30 pm
Kolkata03:49 am – 04:35 am11:13 am – 12:03 pm02:46 pm – 04:20 pm05:21 am05:54 pm

Times come from each city’s own sunrise, sunset and panchang for Tue, 9 April 2024.

Ugadi rituals step by step

  1. Wake in Brahma Muhurat and take an oil bath (abhyanga snanam) before sunrise.
  2. Decorate the entrance with mango-leaf torans and rangoli (muggulu / rangoli).
  3. Prepare Ugadi Pachadi — neem flowers, jaggery, tamarind, raw mango, salt and chilli — for the six tastes of life, and offer it to the deity first.
  4. Listen to Panchanga Shravanam — the reading of the new year’s panchang — at home or at the temple.

What to do on Ugadi 2024

  • Wear new clothes and visit a temple in the morning.
  • Make Holige / Obbattu (Bobbatlu) and the Ugadi Pachadi for the family.
  • Begin new ventures or accounts — Ugadi is the first day of the lunar new year in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.
  • Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra and Cheti Chand among Sindhis fall on or around the same day.

Ugadi 2024 FAQ

What time is Brahma Muhurat on Ugadi 2024 in Delhi?

Brahma Muhurat in Delhi on Tue, 9 April 2024 is 04:31 am – 05:16 am (local time, AllMandir panchang). See the table for other cities.

Why is Ugadi Pachadi eaten on Ugadi?

Ugadi Pachadi mixes six tastes — sweet, sour, bitter, salty, spicy and astringent — as a reminder to accept every experience of the coming year.

Is Ugadi the same as Gudi Padwa?

Both mark Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the lunar new year. Ugadi is the name in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka; Gudi Padwa is the Maharashtrian name.