Ashwin Mahina is the seventh month in a traditional Hindi calendar followed in North India . Ashwin Month 2025 begins on September 8 and ends on October 7. 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 2082.
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 8 to September 21).
Chaturthi Vrat or Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi in Ashwin Month 2025 is on September 10. The Chandrodaya or Moonrise time as per North Indian calendars is 7:47 PM.
Ashwin Month 2025 Krishna and Shukla Paksha
Ashwin Month Krishna Paksha (waning phase of moon) is from September 8 to September 21.
Ashwin Month Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon) is from September 22 to October 17.
Ashwin Mahina Ekadasi Vrat in North India
Indira Ekadasi - September 17
Pashankusha Ekadasi – October 3
Ashwin Mahina Pradosh Vrat in North India
Pradosh – September 19
Pradosh – October 4
Ashwin Amavasya in Hindi Panchang in North India
Amavasya is on September 21.
Amavasya is on September 21.
The Amavasi begins at 11:46 PM on Sept 20 and ends at 12:18 AM on September 22, 2025.
Mahalaya Amavasya also known as Sarva Pitru Amavasya will be observed on Sept 21.
Mahalaya Amavasya also known as Sarva Pitru Amavasya will be observed on Sept 21.
Ashwin Purnima in Hindi Calendar
- Purnima is on October 7, 2025.
- The Purnima Vrat is marked on October 6.
- The Purnima begins at 11:25 AM on October 6 and ends at 9:34 AM on October 7.
- October 6 is observed as Kojagiri Purnima and Sharad Purnima.
- Kartik Snan begins on October 7.
Festivals and auspicious days in Ashwin Month 2025 in North India
16-day Mahalakshmi Vrat ends - September 14
Jivitputrika Vrat - September 14
Matru Navami - September 15
Mahalaya Shraddha – September 21
Navratri Begins – September 22
Lalita Panchami – September 26
Vilva Amantran - September 28
Saraswati Avahan - Mahanisha Puja- Annapurna Parikrama - September 29
Saraswati Puja - September 30
Durga Ashtami Puja – September 30
Mahanavami Vrat - Durga Navami - Oct 1
Navami Puja – October 1
Vijaya Dashami and Dasara – Shastra Puja - October 2
Durga Devi Visarjan - Navratri Vrat Paran - Oct 2
Sharad Purnima - October 6
Sharad Purnima - October 6
Valmiki Jayanti - October 7
It must be noted that Ashwin Month in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Maharashtra begins on September 22 to October 21.
Next month in North India Calendar is Kartik Mahina
Next month in North India Calendar is Kartik Mahina