Gudi Padwa — Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. Hindu New Year start. 19 March 2026 (Thursday). Main festival in Maharashtra-Goa-Karnataka. Called "Ugadi" in Andhra-Telangana.
✦ Gudi Padwa 2026
Pratipada begins: 18 Mar 11 PM. Ends: 19 Mar 8:30 PM.
Gudi-sthapana: 19 Mar 6:30-7:50 AM.
Abujh muhurat full day.
📚Sources & References
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- ▪Surya Siddhanta — classical Sanskrit astronomical text (~5th century CE)
- ▪Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra — foundational text on Vedic astrology by Maharishi Parashara
- ▪Muhurta Chintamani by Ram Daivajna (16th century) — standard reference for muhurat selection
- ▪Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell, 1998) — basis for all astronomical computations on this site
- ▪Lahiri Ayanamsa — standard sidereal reference adopted by the Indian Calendar Reform Committee (1955)
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Brahma started srishti-rachna. Sri Rama coronation. Shivaji victory. Hindu new year.
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