Gujarati calendar · Ahmedabad
Gujarati New Year 2026 — Bestu Varas
Bestu Varas, the Gujarati New Year, is on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 (Ahmedabad): Vikram Samvat 2083 begins with Kartak Sud 1.
બેસતું વર્ષ 2026
- Date
- Tuesday, 10 November 2026
- Year that begins
- Vikram Samvat 2083Previous year: 2082
- Pratipada tithi
- 9 Nov 2026, 12:32 PM – 10 Nov 2026, 2:00 PM
- New moon (the month begins)
- 9 Nov 2026, 12:32 PM
- Sunrise (Ahmedabad)
- 10 Nov 2026, 6:49 AM
Diwali is on 8 Nov 2026, but Amavasya still runs at the next sunrise. That day is a gap day (padtar), and Bestu Varas follows it.
Rule: Kartika Shukla Pratipada at sunrise: the first day of the Gujarati Vikram year. When Amavasya still holds at sunrise the day after Diwali, that day is a gap day (padtar) and the new year follows.
From Dhanteras to Labh Pancham
- 6 NovFridayધનતેરસ · Dhanteras
- 7 NovSaturdayકાળી ચૌદસ · Kali Chaudas
- 8 NovSundayદિવાળી · Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
- 10 NovTuesdayબેસતું વર્ષ · Bestu Varas (New Year)
- 11 NovWednesdayભાઈબીજ · Bhai Bij
- 14 NovSaturdayલાભ પાંચમ · Labh Pancham
How the day is kept
Bestu Varas follows Diwali. Families greet each other with "Saal Mubarak" or "Nutan Varshabhinandan", visit temples and elders, and many temples offer the annakut, a mountain of cooked food, on the day of Govardhan Puja.
Traders close the old year's accounts with Chopda Pujan on Diwali night and open the new books on Bestu Varas or, for many, on Labh Pancham, the fifth day of the bright half of Kartak.
The day after Diwali is sometimes a gap day (padtar or dhoko): when Amavasya still runs at that sunrise, the new year waits one more day for the Pratipada.
Questions
What is the date of the Gujarati New Year in 2026?
10 November 2026 (Tuesday), by Ahmedabad's sunrise.
Which Vikram Samvat year begins on Bestu Varas 2026?
Vikram Samvat 2083. The Gujarati Vikram year turns on Kartak Sud 1.
When does the Pratipada tithi begin and end?
From 9 Nov 2026, 12:32 PM to 10 Nov 2026, 2:00 PM (IST).
How many days after Diwali is Bestu Varas?
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) is on 8 Nov 2026; Amavasya still runs at the next sunrise, so that day is a gap day (padtar) and Bestu Varas is on 10 Nov 2026.