Nav Varsh Samvat 2083 – Hindi New Year in 2026 - Siddharth Samvatsar -Then Roudra Samvatsar Begins

The Hindu New Year 2083 or Vikram Nav Varsh Samvat in the traditional lunar Hindi calendars followed in North India – especially in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Delhi and Chhattisgarh is celebrated on Chaitra Shukla Paksha Pratipada (March – April). In 2026, the Nav Samvat begins on March 19. The New Year is first day after the Amavasya (No moon) in the month of Chaitra. The current year is known as Siddharth Nama Samvatsara (सिद्धार्थ  संवत्सर). But this is a shortened samvatsar (सिद्धार्थ  संवत्सर का लोप होकर रौद्र संवत्सर  में प्रवेश हो रहा है जलदी) and Roudra Nama Samvatsara (रौद्र  संवत्सर) will begin from April 11, 2026. Sankalpa and predictions etc for the year are based on Roudra Nama Samvatsara. 

(The previous year which began on March 30, 2025 was the Vikram Samvat 2082 and it was known as Kalyuttak Nama Samvatsara (कालयुत्तक संवत्सर) and it ended on March 19, 2025.

As per Hindu astrology Roudra Samvatsar will see political upheavals. There will be large scale destruction caused by those in power - evil ministers and family members will take advantage of foolish and ineffective rulers. There will be earthquakes and large scale destruction due to natural calamities.

People offer prayers on the day for a happy and prosperous year. First prayer is offered to Ganesha.

Note: Nav Varsh Samvat 2082 in Gujarati calendar began on October 22, 2025.

Note - Saka Era 1948 begins on March 19, 2026 in Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.

Note - Chaitra or Vasant Navratri is observed from the first day for nine days in North India

Vikram Era was started in 57 BC by Emperor Vikramaditya as a commemoration of his victory upon the Shaks. This victory took place at Ujjain, one among the four places associated with Kumbh Mela. This Hindu calendar is also known as Vikram Samvat.

According to the traditional Hindu calendar followed in North India this is year Vikram Samvat 2082. This calculation of Hindu New Year is based on the Luni-Solar calendar. A month in the calendar is calculated from the day after full moon to full moon (Pratipada tithi after Purnima to Purnima). This is known as Purnimanta system.

The calendars followed mainly in North India are based on the Amanta and Purnimanta system. Amanta calendar is calculated from New moon to New moon. Purnimanta is calculated from Full moon to Full moon. Amanta is used in some places for calculating festivals and other auspicious days.

The Amanta Lunar calendar starts with Chaitra month. Amanta is used to fix all the major Hindu festivals in North India. Even those communities that prefer the Purnimat calendar use Amanta calendar for fixing festivals.

It must be noted here that Gujarat follows a different calendar system and there the New Year falls on the day after Diwali – the calendar is popularly known as Vikram Samvat – the current year in Gujarati calendar is Vikram Samvat 2082 (It will change only on November 10, 2026).

Similarly, the official Government of India calendar, the Saka Calendar, has its New Year in Chaitra month but it falls on March 21^st or March 22^nd.

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