Ashwin Mahina is the seventh month in a traditional Hindi calendar followed in North India . Ashwin Month 2024 begins on September 18 and ends on October 17. This calendar is followed mainly in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar and Chhattisgarh and other North Indian states. A month in these regions is calculated from the day after Purnima or full moon to the next Purnima. The current year in the Hindi Calendar is Saka 2081.
Importance Of Ashwin Month In Hinduism
Ashwin Month is dedicated to the worship of Ganesha in Hinduism.
Mantra Chanted in the month - ॐ श्रीं गं सौभाग्य गणपतये,वर्वर्द सर्वजन्म में वषमान्य नम:॥
Navratri and Durga Puja are observed in the month.
Pitru Paksha Shradh fortnight -Tarpan and Shraddha for dead parents and relatives during the Mahalaya Krishna Paksha period of Ashwin month (September 18 to October 12).
Chaturthi Vrat or Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi in Ashwin Month 2024 is on September 21. The Chandrodaya or Moonrise time as per North Indian calendars is 8:25 PM.
Ashwin Month 2024 Krishna and Shukla Paksha
Ashwin Month Krishna Paksha (waning phase of moon) is from September 18 to October 2.
Ashwin Month Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon) is from October 3 to October 17.
Ashwin Mahina Ekadasi Vrat in North India
Indira Ekadasi - September 28
Pashankusha Ekadasi – October 13/14 (Smarta on Oct 13 and Bhagavath on Oct 14)
Ashwin Mahina Pradosh Vrat in North India
Pradosh – September 30
Pradosh – October 15
Ashwin Amavasya in Hindi Panchang in North India
Amavasya is on October 2.
Amavasya is on October 2.
The Amavasi begins at 8:35 PM on October 1 and ends at 10:36 PM on October 2, 2024.
Mahalaya Amavasya also known as Sarva Pitru Amavasya will be observed on October 2.
Mahalaya Amavasya also known as Sarva Pitru Amavasya will be observed on October 2.
Ashwin Purnima in Hindi Calendar
- Purnima is on October 17, 2024.
- The Purnima Vrat is marked on October 17.
- The Purnima begins at 7:20 PM on October 16 and ends at 4:55 PM on October 17.
- October 16 is observed as Kojagiri Purnima and Sharad Purnima.
- Kartik Snan begins on October 17.
Festivals and auspicious days in Ashwin Month 2024 in North India
16-day Mahalakshmi Vrat ends - September 24
Jivitputrika Vrat - September 25
Matru Navami - September 26
Mahalaya Shraddha – October 2
Navratri Begins – October 3
Lalita Panchami – October 7
Vilva Amantran - October 10
Saraswati Avahan - Mahanisha Puja- Annapurna Parikrama - Oct 9
Saraswati Puja - Oct 10
Durga Ashtami Puja – October 11
Mahanavami Vrat - Durga Navami - Oct 11
Navami Puja – October 11
Vijaya Dashami and Dasara – Shastra Puja - October 12
Durga Devi Visarjan - Navratri Vrat Paran - Oct 13
Sharad Purnima - October 16
Sharad Purnima - October 16
Valmiki Jayanti - October 17
It must be noted that Ashwin Month in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Maharashtra begins on October 3 to November 1.
Next month in North India Calendar is Kartik Mahina
Next month in North India Calendar is Kartik Mahina