Gudi Padwa / Ugadi 1964
New-year day of the Deccan — the gudhi is hoisted and neem-jaggery shared.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:36
- Sunset18:19
- Fasting window (tithi)1964-04-12 · 18:14 → 15:06
- Parana (tithi ends)15:06
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Gudi Padwa / Ugadi puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaGudi Padwa / Ugadi — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Gudi Padwa?
On the Shukla Pratipada of Chaitra, the first day of the Hindu lunar year, usually in late March or early April. It also opens Chaitra Navratri. This year's date is shown above.
What does the gudi represent?
The gudi — a bright cloth on a bamboo topped with an upturned pot, neem and mango leaves — is a flag of victory and welcome, raised for the new year and, in tradition, for Rama's return to Ayodhya. It is worshipped and lowered by sunset.
Why is neem eaten with jaggery on Gudi Padwa?
Taking the bitter neem with sweet jaggery at the year's first meal is an acceptance of both the bitter and the sweet the year will bring, and has a seasonal logic — neem cools and purifies the blood as the summer heat begins.
Is Gudi Padwa the same as Ugadi?
They are the same day — the Chaitra Shukla Pratipada new year — kept as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra and the Konkan and as Ugadi in Karnataka, Andhra and Telangana, with regional customs.
Other major festivals in 1964
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1964
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 1964
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 February 1964
- Holika Dahan — 26 February 1964
- Holi — 29 March 1964
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 1964
- Ram Navami — 20 April 1964
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 1964
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 11 July 1964
- Guru Purnima — 24 July 1964
- Nag Panchami — 12 August 1964
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 1964
- Krishna Janmashtami — 30 August 1964
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 1964
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 9 September 1964
- Anant Chaturdashi — 20 September 1964
- Pitru Paksha begins — 22 September 1964
- Sharad Navratri begins — 6 October 1964
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 1964
- Maha Navami — 15 October 1964
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 1964
- Karwa Chauth — 24 October 1964
- Dhanteras — 1 November 1964
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 3 November 1964
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 3 November 1964
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 1964
- Bhai Dooj — 6 November 1964
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 1964
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 1964
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 1964
- Hindu Festivals 1964 →