मराठी पंचांग — सप्टेंबर 2025

Lunar Months & Solar Transition

The Gregorian month of सप्टेंबर most often spans the lunar months of Bhadrapada and Ashwin in the Vedic calendar. The Sun moves through Kanya rashi (Virgo), with Kanya Sankranti around September 17 marking the Sun's entry into Virgo and the formal start of the Pitru Paksha (shraddha fortnight) in most reckonings. Because the Hindu calendar is lunisolar — its months are tied to the Moon while its year is corrected against the Sun — the precise start of each lunar month shifts year to year. The transitions for सप्टेंबर 2025 are reflected in the day-by-day grid above.

Significance of सप्टेंबर in the Vedic Tradition

September is the month in which Hindu reverence for ancestors reaches its annual peak. The 16-day Pitru Paksha — beginning on Bhadrapada Purnima and culminating on Mahalaya Amavasya — is the period during which every Hindu family is enjoined to offer pinda-dana and tarpana to departed ancestors. The month opens with the ten-day Ganesh Chaturthi celebration, during which Lord Ganesha is invited as a household guest and offered daily worship until visarjan (immersion) on Anant Chaturdashi. Onam in Kerala falls on the Thiruvonam nakshatra in Bhadrapada — celebrating the return of King Mahabali.

Key Vrata & Festival Dates · सप्टेंबर 2025

• 3 सप्
  एकादशी · Ekadashi · Wednesday

  Vishnu-fast day. Devotees abstain from grains and pulses; the vrata is broken on the following Dwadashi morning within the prescribed window.

• 5 सप्
  प्रदोष व्रत · Pradosh Vrat · Friday

  Twilight fast dedicated to Shiva, observed during the trayodashi tithi from sunset until ~2.5 hours later.

• 7 सप्
  पौर्णिमा · Purnima · Sunday

  Full moon — auspicious for satya-narayan puja, charity, and chandra-related observances. Bhadrapada Purnima marks the start of Pitru Paksha — the most important annual period for ancestral rites in the Hindu tradition.

• 21 सप्
  अमावस्या · Amavasya · Sunday

  New moon — most auspicious for pitru-tarpana (offerings to ancestors), donations, and silent contemplation. Bhadrapada Amavasya / Ashwin Amavasya at the end of Pitru Paksha is Mahalaya Amavasya — the single most important day of the year for shraddha offerings, observed by every family regardless of whether the precise death-tithi of ancestors is known.

Major Festivals Typically Falling in सप्टेंबर

• Ganesh Chaturthi · Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi

  Start of 10-day Ganesh festival; particularly prominent in Maharashtra.

• Anant Chaturdashi · Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi

  Ganesh visarjan; observance of 14 Vishnu-knots.

• Onam · Thiruvonam nakshatra (Bhadrapada)

  Kerala harvest festival; return of King Mahabali.

• Pitru Paksha (16 days) · Bhadrapada Purnima → Ashwin Amavasya

  Annual shraddha period; culminates in Mahalaya Amavasya.

Muhurta & Practical Guidance for सप्टेंबर 2025

Marriage muhurtas remain paused through September due to Chaturmas. The Pitru Paksha period — especially the 16 days from Bhadrapada Purnima to Mahalaya Amavasya — is reserved for ancestral offerings; no new ventures, purchases, or auspicious functions should be undertaken. After Mahalaya, the energy shifts dramatically with the start of Sharadiya Navratri in late September or early October.