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January 2009

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Leicester
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1Shukla Shashthi from 23:09Shashthi2Shukla Saptami from 23:59Saptami3Shukla Ashtami from 00:08AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti4Shukla Navami from 23:32Navami5Shukla Dashami from 22:11Dashami6Shukla Ekadashi from 20:08Ekadashi7Shukla Dwadashi from 17:28DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Pausha Putrada Ekadashi8Shukla Trayodashi from 14:18TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:48Chaturdashi10Krishna Pratipada from 03:26PratipadaPausha Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 23:55Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 20:44Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 18:02ChaturthiLohriSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 15:57PanchamiMakar SankrantiPongalMakara Sankranti+115Krishna Shashthi from 14:36Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 14:04Saptami17Krishna Ashtami from 14:20Ashtami18Krishna Navami from 15:22Navami19Krishna Dashami from 17:03Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 19:15Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 21:47DwadashiShattila Ekadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 00:27Trayodashi23Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:08ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat24Krishna Amavasya from 05:39AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri25Shukla Pratipada from 07:55PratipadaMagha Amavasya26Shukla Pratipada (continues)PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseRepublic Day27Shukla Dwitiya from 09:51Dwitiya28Shukla Tritiya from 11:24Tritiya29Shukla Chaturthi from 12:30Chaturthi30Shukla Panchami from 13:08Panchami31Shukla Shashthi from 13:15ShashthiVasant 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 2 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 2 Jan, 23:59 GMT → 4 Jan, 00:08 GMT
  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: 6 Jan, 20:08 GMT → 7 Jan, 17:28 GMT
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 8 Jan, 14:18 GMT → 9 Jan, 10:48 GMT
  5. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Jan · Purnima: 10 Jan, 07:07 GMT → 11 Jan, 03:26 GMT
  6. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 00:56 GMT
  7. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Jan, 18:02 GMT → 14 Jan, 15:57 GMT
  8. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 00:56 GMT
  9. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 00:56 GMT
  10. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 00:56 GMT
  11. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Jan, 19:15 GMT → 21 Jan, 21:47 GMT
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Jan, 00:27 GMT → 24 Jan, 03:08 GMT
  13. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 23 Jan · Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Jan, 03:08 GMT → 25 Jan, 05:39 GMT
  14. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 24 Jan · Amavasya: 25 Jan, 05:39 GMT → 26 Jan, 07:56 GMT
  15. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  16. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  17. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 30 Jan, 13:08 GMT → 31 Jan, 13:15 GMT