Telugu calendar · Hyderabad
Telugu New Year 2026 — Ugadi
Ugadi, the Telugu New Year, is on Thursday, 19 March 2026 (Hyderabad): Shaka 1948 begins with Chaitra Shuddha Padyami, the Parabhava samvatsara.
ఉగాది 2026
- Date
- Thursday, 19 March 2026
- Year that begins
- Shaka 1948 · Parabhava samvatsara (పరాభవ)Previous year: 1947
- Pratipada tithi
- 19 Mar 2026, 6:53 AM – 20 Mar 2026, 4:52 AM
- New moon (the month begins)
- 19 Mar 2026, 6:53 AM
- Sunrise (Hyderabad)
- 19 Mar 2026, 6:21 AM
This year the Pratipada begins after sunrise and ends before the next sunrise (a kshaya tithi). A kshaya tithi is kept on the day it begins, so the new year is on this day; in the day-by-day calendar the month name changes from the next sunrise.
Rule: Chaitra Shukla Pratipada at sunrise, when the new year begins; if it touches no sunrise, the day it begins.
Festivals of the new year's first weeks
- 19 MarThursdayఉగాది · Ugadi (Telugu New Year)
- 26 MarThursdayశ్రీరామ నవమి · Sri Rama Navami
- 19 AprSundayఅక్షయ తృతీయ · Akshaya Tritiya
- 12 MayTuesdayహనుమాన్ జయంతి · Hanuman Jayanthi
How the day is kept
Ugadi begins before dawn with an oil bath and mango-leaf torans on the door. The day's first food is Ugadi pachadi: neem flowers, raw mango, tamarind, jaggery, salt and chilli — six tastes for the six kinds of experience the year will bring.
In the evening the panchanga shravanam is read in temples and homes: the new samvatsara's name, its ruling planets and the year's forecast for each rashi.
Ugadi is kept on the day Chaitra Shuddha Padyami holds at sunrise; when the Padyami touches no sunrise (kshaya), on the day it begins.
Questions
What is the date of the Telugu New Year in 2026?
19 March 2026 (Thursday), by Hyderabad's sunrise.
Which Shaka year begins on Ugadi 2026?
Shaka 1948, the Parabhava samvatsara (పరాభవ). The Shaka year turns on Chaitra Shuddha Padyami.
When does the Pratipada tithi begin and end?
From 19 Mar 2026, 6:53 AM to 20 Mar 2026, 4:52 AM (IST). It meets no sunrise (kshaya), so the new year is kept on the day it begins.