Ashbin
Ashvin (; Sanskrit: आश्विन; Malay/Indonesian: Aswin; Thai: Asawin), or Ashwin, also known as Aswayuja, is the seventh month of the Hindu lunar calendar and the Indian national calendar. The name of the month is derived from the position of the Moon near the Ashvini nakshatra (star) on the full moon day. The month corresponds to the autumn (Sharada) season and falls in September–October of the Gregorian calendar.
In the Hindu solar calendar, it corresponds to the month of Kanya and begins with the Sun's entry into Virgo. It corresponds to Ashshin, the sixth month in the Bengali calendar. In the Tamil calendar, it corresponds to the seventh month of Aipasi, falling in the Gregorian months of October–November. In the Vaishnav calendar, it corresponds to the seventh month of Padmanabha.
In the Hindu lunar calendar, each month has 29 or 30 days. The month begins on the next day after Amavasya (new moon) or Purnima (full moon) as per the amanta and purnimanta systems, respectively. A month consists of two cycles of 15 days each, Shukla Paksha (waning moon) and Krishna Paksha (waxing moon). Days in each cycle is labeled as a thithi, with each thithi repeating twice in a month. In the Bengali calendar, it earlier consisted of 30 days before being revised to 31 days in Bangladesh in October 2019. Diwali, the festival of lights, and Navaratri are major Hindu festivals celebrated in the month.
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