Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Maha Navami 2025 falls on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 in Phoenix. It is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Navami in the Hindu lunar calendar. Sunrise is 6:23 AM and sunset 6:12 PM.
India: Oct 1, 2025
Also known as: Mahanavami · Ayudha Puja · Saraswati Puja
Maha Navami is the ninth and final night of Sharad Navratri, closing the Goddess’s worship before Dussehra. In the south it is Ayudha Puja, the day tools and instruments are honoured.
Weapons, books, vehicles and machinery are cleaned, garlanded and left unused for the day. The Navratri fast is broken after the Kanya Pujan.
Maha Navami 2025 in Phoenix is on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. It falls on Ashwin Shukla Paksha Navami.
No. Maha Navami is on Sep 30, 2025 in Phoenix but Oct 1, 2025 in India. The tithi begins at one moment worldwide, and that moment lands on a different local day in each place.
Maha Navami is also known as Mahanavami, Ayudha Puja, Saraswati Puja. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.