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Ugadi 2026 Pune: Auspicious Timings, Muhurta & Ritual Guide

Ugādi is the Telugu lunar new year, opening on Caitra Śukla Pratipadā. Homes are cleaned, mango-leaf toraṇas are hung, and Ugādi pachadi — six tastes in one dish — reminds households of life's varied flavours.

Ugadi (Ugādi) timings below are computed for Pune, Maharashtra, India (18.52°, 73.86°, Asia/Kolkata) using Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri). Civil dates follow local sunrise, so another city may observe a different calendar day.

Date & lights

Observance date

Date for 2026 loads when the ephemeris service is available.

Auspicious muhūrta windows

Choose your place on Drikganitha to load Ugadi 2026 dates, then use favourable horas while avoiding Rāhu Kālam, Yamagaṇḍam, and Guḷikai.
Recommended

Open the daily muhūrta board for this place once the date is known.

Inauspicious times to avoid

Do not begin the main ritual or light the stove for ceremonial cooking during these daily malefic intervals:
Visha ghatis

Rāhu Kālam, Yamagaṇḍam, and Guḷikai will appear once day timings load.

How to observe

Worship, vrata, or celebration per regional temple and family ācāra.

Ugādi — Telugu lunar new year on Caitra Śukla Pratipadā.

Pan-regional listing across Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali calendars in Drikganitha.

Civil day from regional lunar or solar rules at local sunrise.

About this festival

On the Panchang the civil date follows caitra Śukla Pratipadā at local sunrise. Because tithi and nakṣatra boundaries are reckoned from local sunrise, the same observance can fall a day earlier or later in another city.

Ugādi — Telugu lunar new year on Caitra Śukla Pratipadā.

Worship, vrata, or celebration per regional temple and family ācāra.

Dates below for 2026 are computed from sunrise at your selected place. The same vrata can fall on an adjacent civil day in another city.

Frequently asked questions

What is the exact date of Ugadi 2026 in Pune?

Ugadi 2026 date for Pune is computed from local sunrise on Drikganitha.

Why are Rāhu Kālam, Yamagaṇḍam, and Guḷikai avoided?

In classical muhūrta practice these segments are treated as inauspicious for starting sacred rites or ceremonial cooking. Favourable Guru, Sūrya, Śukra, or Chandra horas that do not overlap them are preferred.

What is Ugadi?

Ugādi is the Telugu lunar new year, opening on Caitra Śukla Pratipadā. Homes are cleaned, mango-leaf toraṇas are hung, and Ugādi pachadi — six tastes in one dish — reminds households of life's varied flavours.

When is Ugadi in 2026?

On the Panchang the civil date follows caitra Śukla Pratipadā at local sunrise. Because tithi and nakṣatra boundaries are reckoned from local sunrise, the same observance can fall a day earlier or later in another city.

How is Ugadi observed?

Worship, vrata, or celebration per regional temple and family ācāra.

Who observes Ugadi?

Pan-regional listing across Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali calendars in Drikganitha.

Same festival in other cities