Ugadi 2027 is on Wednesday, 7 April. Chaitra Shukla Pratipada holds at sunrise that day: Pratipada begins at 5:22 AM on 7 April and lasts until 4:30 AM on 8 April (Drik Panchang: 5:20 and 4:28), so in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka the new year begins on 7 April. It is Shaka 1949, and in the cycle of sixty samvatsaras the year is called Plavanga (ప్లవంగ), the 41st, after Parabhava. Drik Panchang’s Telugu calendar for Hyderabad also gives Ugadi on 7 April 2027. The same day is Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra and the first day of Chaitra Navratri in North India.
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City-wise times
Pratipada is the same moment in every city; sunrise and sunset change with the city. For another city, pick it in the box above.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | 6:06 AM | 6:30 PM |
| Bengaluru | 6:12 AM | 6:32 PM |
| Visakhapatnam | 5:47 AM | 6:12 PM |
| Tirupati | 6:05 AM | 6:25 PM |
| Mysuru | 6:16 AM | 6:35 PM |
At a glance
- Date
- Wednesday, 7 April 2027
- Tithi
- Chaitra Shukla Pratipada: 5:22 AM on 7 April to 4:30 AM on 8 April (Drik: 5:20 to 4:28)
- Samvatsara
- Plavanga (ప్లవంగ), 41st of 60; before it Parabhava, after it Kilaka
- Shaka era
- 1949 (Shaka + 78 = the CE year in which it begins)
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
- Names
- Ugadi (Telugu), Yugadi (Kannada and Sanskrit)
- Signature dish
- Ugadi pachadi; in Karnataka bevu-bella (neem and jaggery)
- Customs
- Mango-leaf torana, oil bath, Panchanga Shravanam
- Same day
- Gudi Padwa (Maharashtra), Chaitra Navratri and Vikram Samvat 2084 (North India)
How the date of Ugadi 2027 is set
The Telugu and Kannada calendars are amanta lunisolar calendars: a month begins the day after the new moon, and the year with Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. The new year is the day with Pratipada at sunrise. In 2027 the Chaitra Amavasya ends at 5:22 AM on 7 April (Drik: 5:20), before sunrise even in Hyderabad (sunrise 6:06), Bengaluru (6:12) and Visakhapatnam (5:47), and Pratipada lasts until 4:30 AM the next morning. So Ugadi is on 7 April all over the South; on 8 April Dwitiya holds at sunrise. A tithi changes at the same moment all over India; only sunrise differs from city to city.
The Plavanga samvatsara and Shaka 1949
The panchangs of the South and of Maharashtra give every year one of sixty names (Prabhava to Akshaya). In Drik Panchang’s list of Telugu samvatsara names Parabhava is the 40th and Plavanga the 41st; Drik’s Telugu calendar reads Shaka 1948 Parabhava until 1 April 2027 and Shaka 1949 Plavanga from 1 May 2027. Our calculation gives the same: Shaka 1949 is the year that begins in 2027 (1949 + 78 = 2027). The next samvatsara is Kilaka (Shaka 1950), whose Ugadi is on 27 March 2028. In Telugu script the name is ప్లవంగ. This page gives no year forecast with the samvatsara’s name.
Ugadi pachadi: six tastes
The first thing eaten on Ugadi is the pachadi, which mixes six tastes. According to The News Minute it is made of raw mango, tamarind, neem flowers, jaggery, salt, green chillies and water, and is eaten first thing in the morning of the festival, on an empty stomach. Each taste is given a meaning by tradition, but the meanings differ between sources; both are given below.
Sweet: jaggery
Happiness and joy. Both sources agree.
The News Minute; Wikipedia “Ugadi”Bitter: neem flowers
Sorrow and difficulty. The neem is in flower at Ugadi, so its flowers are used rather than its leaves.
The News Minute; WikipediaSour: tamarind
Disgust according to The News Minute; life’s challenges according to Wikipedia.
The News Minute; WikipediaAstringent: raw mango
Surprise, or looking forward to what comes.
The News Minute; WikipediaPungent: green chilli or black pepper
Anger according to The News Minute; anger or excitement according to Wikipedia. Many homes use black pepper instead of green chilli.
The News Minute; WikipediaSalty: salt
Fear according to The News Minute; balance according to Wikipedia.
The News Minute; WikipediaKarnataka: Yugadi and bevu-bella
In Karnataka the day is called Yugadi. According to Wikipedia, bevu-bella (in Kannada bevu = neem, bella = jaggery) is shared there in place of Ugadi pachadi: a mixture of neem and jaggery, taken as a sign of accepting life’s bitter and sweet experiences together. Karnataka’s festive sweet is holige or obbattu, and in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana bobbatlu (bhakshalu, polelu): a flatbread filled with chana dal and jaggery (Wikipedia). This is the lunar (Chandramana) Yugadi; not every community in the state keeps the same new year, so follow your family’s custom.
Panchanga Shravanam: hearing the new year’s almanac
On the evening of Ugadi the new year’s panchang is read aloud in temples, gatherings and homes; this is the Panchanga Shravanam (Panchanga Pathanam). According to Wikipedia a priest or an elder reads out the year’s tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana, the eclipses, and what it says on rain and farming. It is a custom; the forecasts printed in panchangs are not fixed by scripture, and this page does not repeat them. The new year’s tithis and festivals are in our Telugu calendar, month by month.
Customs at home
Mango-leaf torana
Doors are hung with toranas of mango leaves; mango leaves and coconuts are held to be auspicious.
Wikipedia “Ugadi”Oil bath
The day begins with a bath after rubbing the body with scented oil, followed by prayers.
Wikipedia “Ugadi”The new year’s first meal
After the pachadi or bevu-bella comes the festive meal, with bobbatlu or obbattu as its centre.
Wikipedia; The News MinuteThe day of Brahma’s creation
According to Wikipedia (citing P. V. Kane), the Brahma Purana gives Chaitra Shukla Pratipada as the day Brahma began creation; hence “Yugadi”, the beginning of an age.
Wikipedia “Ugadi” (Kane, History of Dharmasastra)Checked against Drik Panchang
Drik Panchang gives Pratipada for New Delhi from 5:20 AM on 7 April to 4:28 AM on 8 April (read 30 September 2026), and Prokerala (Ujjain) from 5:21 AM to 4:29 AM. Our calculation gives 5:22 AM to 4:30 AM, about 2 minutes after Drik, the known offset of our tithi times. Drik’s Telugu calendar for Hyderabad has Ugadi on 7 April, and its page for 1 May 2027 reads “1949 Plavanga” (read 18 October 2026). Prokerala also gives Ugadi on Wednesday, 7 April.
Frequently asked questions
When is Ugadi 2027?
On Wednesday, 7 April. Chaitra Shukla Pratipada holds at sunrise that day (5:22 AM on 7 April to 4:30 AM on 8 April; Drik Panchang: 5:20 to 4:28). Drik’s Telugu calendar for Hyderabad and Prokerala also give Ugadi on 7 April 2027.
Which samvatsara begins on Ugadi 2027?
Plavanga (ప్లవంగ), the 41st of the sixty. It is Shaka 1949. The year before was Parabhava (Shaka 1948), whose Ugadi was on 19 March 2026; the next is Kilaka (Shaka 1950), from 27 March 2028.
Why are Ugadi and Gudi Padwa on the same day?
Both are kept on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the new year of the amanta lunisolar calendar, and both count the Shaka era. In 2027 both are on 7 April. In North India Chaitra Navratri and Vikram Samvat 2084 (Nav Samvatsar) begin the same day.
What goes into Ugadi pachadi?
Raw mango, tamarind, neem flowers, jaggery, salt and green chillies, in water (The News Minute). The six tastes stand for life’s different experiences: jaggery for happiness, neem for sorrow. The meanings of the other tastes differ between sources.
What is bevu-bella?
The mixture of neem (bevu) and jaggery (bella) shared on Yugadi in Karnataka. Wikipedia calls it Karnataka’s signature Ugadi preparation, as pachadi is in the Telugu states.
What is Panchanga Shravanam?
The custom of reading the new year’s almanac aloud on Ugadi. A priest or an elder reads the year’s tithis, eclipses and what it says on farming and rain (Wikipedia). It is a custom; this page gives no year forecast.
Is Ugadi on the same day in every city?
Yes, in 2027. Amavasya ends at 5:22 AM on 7 April, before sunrise in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Tirupati, Mysuru and Visakhapatnam alike. So everywhere Pratipada holds at sunrise on 7 April.
What does Yugadi mean?
Yuga + adi, the beginning of an age; also Samvatsaradi, the beginning of the year (Wikipedia, citing Monier-Williams). By tradition Brahma began creation on this day, as the Brahma Purana is cited for.
Sources
- Drik Panchang: Telugu month panchang, Hyderabad, March 2026 to April 2028 (Ugadi 7 April 2027; the page for 1 May 2027 reads “1949 Plavanga”), and “Telugu Samvatsara Names”; read 18 October 2026 (docs/checks/lunar-calendars-2026-27.md)
- Drik Panchang: Hindu calendar 2027, New Delhi (Nav Samvatsar, Gudi Padwa, Ugadi on 7 April; Pratipada 5:20 AM to 4:28 AM), read 30 September 2026
- Prokerala, Ugadi 2027: Wednesday, 7 April; Pratipada 5:21 AM (7 April) to 4:29 AM (8 April), Ujjain
- The News Minute: “The flavours of Ugadi Pachadi, the festival drink of Andhra and Telangana” (ingredients, the six tastes and their meanings, eaten in the morning on an empty stomach)
- Wikipedia: “Ugadi” (names and meaning, the six tastes of the pachadi, bevu-bella, Panchanga Shravanam, torana, oil bath, holige/bobbatlu; the Brahma Purana via P. V. Kane, History of Dharmasastra, vol. 5)
- R. Sewell and S. B. Dikshit, The Indian Calendar (1896): amanta months and the Shaka era
- Pachadi, torana and Panchanga Shravanam: folk tradition
- Tithi and sunrise: SanatanBodh panchang calculation (astronomy-engine, Lahiri ayanamsha), checked against Drik Panchang (New Delhi tithis for 2027; the Telugu calendar for Hyderabad and the Marathi calendar for Mumbai, read 18 October 2026)
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