Gujarati calendar · Ahmedabad
Gujarati New Year 2027 — Bestu Varas
Bestu Varas, the Gujarati New Year, is on Saturday, 30 October 2027 (Ahmedabad): Vikram Samvat 2084 begins with Kartak Sud 1.
બેસતું વર્ષ 2027
- Date
- Saturday, 30 October 2027
- Year that begins
- Vikram Samvat 2084Previous year: 2083
- Pratipada tithi
- 29 Oct 2027, 7:06 PM – 30 Oct 2027, 5:52 PM
- New moon (the month begins)
- 29 Oct 2027, 7:06 PM
- Sunrise (Ahmedabad)
- 30 Oct 2027, 6:43 AM
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
- 27 OctWednesdayધનતેરસ · Dhanteras
- 27 OctWednesdayકાળી ચૌદસ · Kali Chaudas
- 29 OctFridayદિવાળી · Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
- 30 OctSaturdayબેસતું વર્ષ · Bestu Varas (New Year)
- 31 OctSundayભાઈબીજ · Bhai Bij
- 3 NovWednesdayલાભ 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 2027?
30 October 2027 (Saturday), by Ahmedabad's sunrise.
Which Vikram Samvat year begins on Bestu Varas 2027?
Vikram Samvat 2084. The Gujarati Vikram year turns on Kartak Sud 1.
When does the Pratipada tithi begin and end?
From 29 Oct 2027, 7:06 PM to 30 Oct 2027, 5:52 PM (IST).
How many days after Diwali is Bestu Varas?
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) is on 29 Oct 2027 and Bestu Varas the very next day, 30 Oct 2027.