Ugadi / Gudi Padwa 2028 in Boston falls on Sunday, March 26, 2028. Sunrise is 6:36 AM EDT. In India it is observed on March 27, 2028.
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa 2028 timings for Boston
Date in BostonSunday, March 26, 2028
Tithi — Chaitra Shukla Pratipada — lunar new yearbegins Mar 26, 12:32 AM ends Mar 27, 2:14 AM
Sunrise6:36 AM
Time zoneEDT · Boston
Important if you are coordinating with family in India:
Ugadi / Gudi Padwa falls on March 26, 2028 in Boston, but on March 27, 2028 in India.
Hindu observances are tied to the tithi at your local sunrise (or to a local moment such as sunset or midnight),
so the calendar date legitimately shifts by a day across time zones. Both are correct for their own location.
What Ugadi / Gudi Padwa means
Religious significance
The first day of the Hindu lunar year — held to be the day Brahma began creation. Homes are cleansed, a new panchang is ceremonially opened and the year’s forecast (Panchanga Shravanam) is heard. The same day begins Chaitra Navratri with Ghatasthapana.
Cultural significance
Celebrated as Ugadi in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana — with Ugadi pachadi, a six-taste dish standing for life’s sweetness, sourness and bitterness — and as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, where a decorated gudi (victory flag with a garlanded pot) is raised outside homes.
Good to know
Eat something new, wear something new, begin something new — the day is an abujha muhurat. Neem-and-jaggery tasting reminds that the year will bring both bitter and sweet.