Asoj also called Ashwin

Ashvin

Ashvin , also known as Aswayuja, is the seventh month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar, the Tamil solar calendar where it is known as Aipassi and the solar India's national civil calendar. It is the sixth month of the solar Bengali calendar. It falls in the season of Shôrot, or Autumn...

 (आश्विन) is the sixth month in the Bikram Samwat

Bikram Samwat

Vikram Samvat is the calendar established by Indian emperor Vikramaditya...

, the official Nepali calendar

Nepali calendar

The Nepali Calendar is a traditional solar calendar used in Nepal for both civil and religious purposes. The year begins in the month Baishakh; usually around 14 April....

. This month coincides with September 17 to October 17 of the Western Calendar and is 31 days long.

Asoj is the month of the 15-day harvest festival Dashain, Nepal's main festival. Most of people are free in this month, Nepal's holiday month.

Being mostly based on Hindu calendar, Nepali calendar's festival dates are flexible. Important events are:

• around September 19: Asoj 3, Ghatasthapana, First Day of Dashain (Public Holiday in Nepal)
• aound September 25: Asoj 9, Fulpati, Seventh day of Dashain (Public Holiday in Nepal)
• aound September 26: Asoj 10, Ashtami, Eighth day of Dashain (Public Holiday in Nepal)
• around September 27: Asoj 11, Nawami, Ninth day of Dashain (Public Holiday in Nepal)
• around September 28: Asoj 12, Vijaya Dashami, Tenth and main day of Dashain (Public Holiday in Nepal)

Months in Nepali Calendar

No.	Name	Nepali Nepali language Nepali or Nepalese is a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.It is the official language and de facto lingua franca of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan, parts of India and parts of Myanmar...	Days
1	Baishākh Baishakh (Nepali calendar) Baishakh is the First month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with April 14 to May 14 of the Western Calendar and is 31 days long.Important Events during this month:April 14: Baishakh 1, New Year...	बैशाख	30 / 31
2	Jeṭha Jetha (Nepali calendar) Jetha is the second month in Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month starts with May 15 to 14 June of the Western calendar and is 30 days long. The Bikram Sambat originated from the Vikram Samwat....	जेष्ठ or जेठ	31 / 32
3	Asār Asar (Nepali calendar) Asar also called Aashadh is the third month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with June 15 to July 16 of the Western Calendar and is 31 or 32 long.-Months in Nepali Calendar:-References:...	आषाढ or असार	31 / 32
4	Sāun Saaun (Nepali calendar) Saaun also called Shrawan is the fourth and the last month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with July 17 to August 16 of the Western calendar and is 31 days long.-Months in Nepali Calendar:...	श्रावण or साउन	31 / 32
5	Bhadau Bhadau (Nepali calendar) Bhadau also called Bhadra is the fifth month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with Auguar 17 to September 16 of the Western Calendar and is 31 days long....	भाद्र or भदौ	31 / 32
6	Asoj Asoj (Nepali calendar) Asoj also called Ashwin is the sixth month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with September 17 to October 17 of the Western Calendar and is 31 days long....	आश्विन or असोज	30 / 31
7	Kartik Kartika (Nepali calendar) Kartika is the seventh month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Calendar for Nepalese. This month usually starts in 18th October till 16th November. This month usually has 30 days.Kartika is also known as the month of festivals because two major festivals, Dashain and Tihar, usually falls in this...	कार्तिक	29 / 30
8	Mangsir	मार्ग or मंसिर	29 / 30
9	Push	पौष or पुष/पूस	29 / 30
10	Magh Magh (Nepali calendar) Magh is the tenth month in Bikram Sambat or B.S., the official and Hindu religious calendar of Nepal. This month approximately coincides with January 15 to February 12 of the Gregorian calendar and is 29 days long.Important religious holidays:...	माघ	29 / 30
11	Falgun Falgun Falgun is the eleventh month in the नेपाली Nepali calendar বঙ্গাব্দ Bangla Calendar and the Bikram Sambat. This also marks the arrival of spring,the sixth and final season in Nepal and Bangladesh...	फाल्गुन or फागुन	29 / 30
12	Chaitra Chait (Nepali calendar) Chait also called Chaitra is the twelfth and the last month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with March 15 to April 13 of the Western calendar and is 30 days long.Important Events during this month:...	चैत्र or चैत	30 / 31