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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2009

Magha · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Kuala Lumpur
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1Shukla Shashthi from 07:09Shashthi2Shukla Shashthi (continues)Shashthi3Shukla Saptami from 07:59Saptami4Shukla Ashtami from 08:08AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti5Shukla Navami from 07:32Navami6Shukla Ekadashi from 04:08Ekadashi7Shukla Dwadashi from 01:28DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Pausha Putrada Ekadashi8Shukla Trayodashi from 22:18Trayodashi9Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:48ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat10Shukla Purnima from 15:07Purnima11Krishna Pratipada from 11:26PratipadaPausha Purnima12Krishna Dwitiya from 07:55Dwitiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 02:02ChaturthiLohri14Krishna Panchami from 23:57PanchamiMakar SankrantiPongalSankashti Chaturthi+215Krishna Shashthi from 22:36Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 22:04Saptami17Krishna Ashtami from 22:20Ashtami18Krishna Navami from 23:22Navami19Krishna Dashami from 01:03Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 03:15Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 05:47DwadashiShattila Ekadashi22Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi23Krishna Trayodashi from 08:27TrayodashiPradosh Vrat24Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:08ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri25Krishna Amavasya from 13:39Amavasya26Shukla Pratipada from 15:55PratipadaPartial solar eclipseRepublic DayMagha Amavasya+127Shukla Dwitiya from 17:51Dwitiya28Shukla Tritiya from 19:24Tritiya29Shukla Chaturthi from 20:30Chaturthi30Shukla Panchami from 21:08Panchami31Shukla Shashthi from 21:15ShashthiVasant Panchami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2009

  1. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 3 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 3 Jan, 07:59 GMT+8 → 4 Jan, 08:08 GMT+8
  2. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  3. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 7 Jan, 04:08 GMT+8 → 8 Jan, 01:28 GMT+8
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 8 Jan, 22:18 GMT+8 → 9 Jan, 18:48 GMT+8
  5. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 10 Jan · Purnima: 10 Jan, 15:07 GMT+8 → 11 Jan, 11:26 GMT+8
  6. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 08:56 GMT+8
  7. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 08:56 GMT+8
  8. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 08:56 GMT+8
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 13 Jan · Krishna Chaturthi: 14 Jan, 02:02 GMT+8 → 14 Jan, 23:57 GMT+8
  10. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 08:56 GMT+8
  11. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Jan, 03:15 GMT+8 → 22 Jan, 05:47 GMT+8
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Jan, 08:27 GMT+8 → 24 Jan, 11:08 GMT+8
  13. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Jan, 11:08 GMT+8 → 25 Jan, 13:39 GMT+8
  14. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 16:31 to 18:58 (peak 17:50). Sutak from 04:31: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 26 Jan, 16:31 GMT+8 → 26 Jan, 18:58 GMT+8 · sutak from 26 Jan, 04:31 GMT+8
  15. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  16. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 25 Jan · Amavasya: 25 Jan, 13:39 GMT+8 → 26 Jan, 15:56 GMT+8
  17. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 30 Jan, 21:08 GMT+8 → 31 Jan, 21:15 GMT+8