September 2025 Highlights: Spiritual significance of Navratri, Shraddha, and the solar eclipse

Now the new month of September is about to start, and it is the ninth month of the English calendar. According to the Hindu calendar, this month will start from the Ashtami Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapad month in Jyeshtha Nakshatra and will end on the Navami Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Ashwin month in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra. The month of September will be very auspicious in terms of fasts, festivals, and the change of zodiac signs of planets. Let us know what will be special in the month of September.

Pitra Paksha 2025:

Pitru Paksha will start in the month of September. The month of September will be very special from a religious point of view. Pitru Paksha will start in the early days of the month. This year, Pitru Paksha will start from 07 September and end on 21 September. Tarpan and Shradh rituals are performed for 15 days in Pitru Paksha to please the ancestors and for the peace of their souls. No auspicious work of any kind is done during Pitru Paksha. Tarpan and donation to ancestors have special importance in this. Pitru Paksha will end on Sarva Pitru Amavasya.

Purnima Shraddha- September 7, 2025, Sunday Bhadrapad, Shukla Purnima

Pratipada Shraddha- September 8, 2025, Monday Ashwin, Krishna Pratipada

Dwitiya Shraddha- September 9, 2025, Tuesday Ashwin, Krishna Dwitiya

Third Shraddha- September 10, 2025, Wednesday, Ashwin, Krishna Tritiya

Chaturthi Shraddha- September 11, 2025, Wednesday, Ashwin, Krishna Chaturthi

Panchami Shraddha- September 11, 2025, Thursday, Ashwin, Krishna Panchami

Sixth Shraddha- September 12, 2025, Friday, Ashwin, Krishna Shashti

Saptami Shraddha- September 13, 2025, Saturday Ashwin, Krishna Saptami

Ashtami Shraddha- September 14, 2025, Sunday, Ashwin, Krishna Ashtami

Navami Shraddha- September 15, 2025, Monday, Ashwin, Krishna Navami

Dashami Shraddha- September 16, 2025, Tuesday, Ashwin, Krishna Dashami

Ekadashi Shraddha- September 17, 2025, Wednesday, Ashwin, Krishna Ekadashi

Dwadashi Shraddha- September 18, 2025, Thursday, Ashwin, Krishna Dwadashi

Triyodashi Shraddha- September 19, 2025, Friday, Ashwin, Krishna Triyodashi

Chaturdashi Shraddha- September 20, 2025, Saturday, Ashwin, Krishna Chaturdashi

Sarvapitru Amavasya- September 21, 2025, Sunday, Ashwin, Krishna Amavasya

Ritual Practices:

• Tarpan (offering of water with sesame seeds and kusha grass).                                                                                     
• Pind Daan (offering of rice balls).
• Feeding crows, cows, dogs, and needy people – believed to reach the ancestors symbolically.

Remedies:

Daily recite the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra or Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya.

Donate black sesame, food, or clothes in the name of ancestors.

Perform Shraddha on the Tithi (lunar day) of your ancestors’ departure for maximum blessings.

Shardiya Navratri 2025

Shardiya Navratri will start the very next day after the end of Pitru Paksha. Sharadiya Navratri will start from 22 September 2025. This time, Sharadiya Navratri will start on Monday, due to which Mother will come to Earth riding an elephant. Sharadiya Navratri will run from 22 September to 01 October. Nine different forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped on Navratri. On the first day of Navratri, along with Kalash Sthapana, bhajan-kirtan is done while reciting Durga Saptashati continuously for nine days.

Ghatasthapana will be done in Hasta Nakshatra on Pratipada

Sharadiya Navratri will start on Pratipada Tithi. Hasta Nakshatra has been seen since morning on this day. During this time, Kalash Sthapana is considered very auspicious. Along with this, Shukla Yoga is also being found throughout the day on this day.

Pratipada Tithi Start: 21 September 2025 from 1.24 pm to midnight

Pratipada Tithi End: 22 September 2025 at 2.55 pm midnight

Hasta Nakshatra: After 11.55 am

Ghatasthapana Muhurta

Amrit Muhurta: From 6.19 am to 7.49 am

Shubh Muhurta: From 9.14 am to 10.49 am

Abhijit Muhurta: From 11.55 am to 12.43 pm

Sharadiya Navratri Dates

22 September: Pratipada Tithi

23 September: Dwitiya Tithi

24 September: Tritiya Tithi

25 September: Chaturthi Tithi

26 September: Chaturthi Tithi

27 September: Panchami Tithi

28 September: Shashthi Tithi

29 September: Saptami Tithi

30 September: Ashtami Tithi

01 October: Navami Tithi

02 October: Dussehra

Spiritual Practices:

• Fasting (Vrat) to purify body and mind.
• Daily worship of Maa Durga with flowers, diya, incense, and mantra chanting.
• Reciting Durga Saptashati, Devi Kavacham, and Lalita Sahasranama.
• Kanya Pujan (worship of young girls) on Ashtami/ Navami for the blessings of Shakti.

Remedies during Navratri:

• Light an Akhand Jyoti (unbroken lamp) for prosperity and protection.
• Offer red flowers and coconut to Goddess Durga.
• Chant “Om Dum Durgaye Namah” daily 108 times.
• Donate food or clothing to women, children, or the needy to please Maa Durga.

Eclipse in September 2025

There will be two eclipses in September. One of which will be a solar eclipse, and the other will be a lunar eclipse. The first total lunar eclipse will occur on September 7. According to the Hindu calendar, it will occur on the full moon date of the Shukla Paksha of the Bhadrapada month. Then, on September 21, 2025, the last partial solar eclipse of the year will occur. On this day, there will be an Amavasya date of the Krishna Paksha of the Ashwin month. According to Indian time, the eclipse will start at 10:59 pm and will end at 03:23 am.

Spiritual Significance:

• The eclipse reminds us of impermanence – light being temporarily shadowed by darkness, symbolizing the cycles of karma and rebirth.
• A powerful time for meditation, mantra chanting, and inner cleansing.

Remedies:

• Chant Aditya Hridaya Stotra or Gayatri Mantra during the eclipse.
• Take a holy bath (preferably in a river(clean water) after the eclipse ends.
• Offer food or donations to the poor, Brahmins, or animals in memory of ancestors.

Transit of planets in September 2025

• Transit of Mars in Libra on September 13
• Transit of Venus in Leo on September 15
• Transit of Mercury in Virgo on September 15
• Transit of the Sun in Virgo on September 17

Conclusion:

This month is highly karmic and spiritual, offering a rare chance for ancestral healing, inner cleansing, and empowerment through the Goddess.