Ashoj (Ashwin or आश्विन) is the sixth month of the Nepali calendar (Bikram Sambat). It usually falls between mid-September and mid-October in the Gregorian calendar. In 2025, Ashoj Maas in Nepali calendar begins on 17 September and ends on 17 October. This year its 2082 year of Nepali Patro.
Ashoj is a significant month as it encompasses the major 15-day harvest festival, Dashain, which is Nepal’s main and longest festival.
Ashoj lasts for 30 or 31 days. Ashoj month marks the end of the monsoon season and the beginning of the autumn (Sharad Ritu), with cool weather and mild rainfall.
Festivities such as Ghatasthapana (first day of Dashain), Phulpati, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami, Bijaya Dashami, Papangkusha Ekadashi, and Kojagrat Purnima fall in this month.
Most people are free during Ashoj due to the holiday period of Dashain, making it a socially and religiously important time.
Ashoj is thus a month of great religious activity and cultural significance in Nepal, marking the prime festival season and seasonal transitions.
Festivals in Ashoj Maas 2025 in Nepali Calendar
Wednesday, 17 September 2025 – Indira Ekadashi
Wednesday, 17 September 2025 – Kanya Sankranti
Sunday, 21 September 2025 – Sarvapitru Amavasya (Mahalaya Amavasya)
Sunday, 21 September 2025 – Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse)
Monday, 22 September 2025 – Navratri Begins (Ghatasthapana)
Monday, 29 September 2025 – Saraswati Avahan (Saraswati Puja begins)
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 – Saraswati Puja
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 – Durga Ashtami
Wednesday, 1 October 2025 – Maha Navami
Thursday, 2 October 2025 – Dussehra (Dasara, Vijaya Dashami)
Friday, 3 October 2025 – Papankusha Ekadashi
Monday, 6 October 2025 – Kojagara Puja (Kojagari Lakshmi Vrat)
Tuesday, 7 October 2025 – Sharad Purnima
Friday, 10 October 2025 – Karwa Chauth
Monday, 13 October 2025 – Ahoi Ashtami
Friday, 17 October 2025 – Rama Ekadashi
Friday, 17 October 2025 – Govatsa Dwadashi
Friday, 17 October 2025 – Tula Sankranti
Nepali Ashoj Month 2025
17 September 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 1
18 September 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 2
19 September 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 3
20 September 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 4
21 September 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 5
22 September 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 6
23 September 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 7
24 September 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 8
25 September 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 9
26 September 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 10
27 September 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 11
28 September 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 12
29 September 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 13
30 September 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 14
1 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 15
2 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 16
3 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 17
4 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 18
5 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 19
6 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 20
7 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 21
8 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 22
9 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 23
10 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 24
11 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 25
12 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 26
13 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 27
14 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 28
15 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 29
16 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 30
17 October 2025 – Ashoj Maas 2082, Day 31