Friday, March 20, 2026
Ugadi 2026 falls on Friday, March 20, 2026 in Suva. It is Chaitra Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu lunar calendar. Sunrise is 6:10 AM and sunset 6:16 PM.
India: Mar 19, 2026
Also known as: Gudi Padwa · Yugadi · Samvatsaradi · Cheti Chand
The tradition names no separate muhurat for this festival — it is observed through the day. Abhijit is the day’s generally auspicious window and Rahu Kaal the one to avoid.
Ugadi is the lunar new year of the Deccan — Yugadi in Karnataka and Andhra, Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, Cheti Chand for Sindhis. It falls on the first day of the waxing moon in Chaitra, the opening day of the Hindu lunar calendar.
Homes are cleaned and doorways hung with mango leaves; Maharashtra raises the gudi, a silk-draped pole, above the door. The signature dish is ugadi pachadi, which combines six tastes so the year is met with all of them at once.
Ugadi 2026 in Suva is on Friday, March 20, 2026. It falls on Chaitra Shukla Paksha Pratipada.
No. Ugadi is on Mar 20, 2026 in Suva but Mar 19, 2026 in India. The tithi begins at one moment worldwide, and that moment lands on a different local day in each place.
Ugadi is also known as Gudi Padwa, Yugadi, Samvatsaradi, Cheti Chand. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.