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January 2009

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1Shukla Panchami from 08:42Panchami2Shukla Shashthi from 10:09Shashthi3Shukla Saptami from 10:59Saptami4Shukla Ashtami from 11:08AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti5Shukla Navami from 10:32Navami6Shukla Dashami from 09:11Dashami7Shukla Ekadashi from 07:08EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)Pausha Putrada Ekadashi8Shukla Trayodashi from 01:18Trayodashi9Shukla Chaturdashi from 21:48ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat10Shukla Purnima from 18:07Purnima11Krishna Pratipada from 14:26PratipadaPausha Purnima12Krishna Dwitiya from 10:55Dwitiya13Krishna Tritiya from 07:44TritiyaLohri14Krishna Panchami from 02:57PanchamiMakar SankrantiPongalSankashti Chaturthi+215Krishna Shashthi from 01:36Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 01:04Saptami17Krishna Ashtami from 01:20Ashtami18Krishna Navami from 02:22Navami19Krishna Dashami from 04:03Dashami20Krishna Dashami (continues)Dashami21Krishna Ekadashi from 06:15Ekadashi22Krishna Dwadashi from 08:47DwadashiShattila Ekadashi23Krishna Trayodashi from 11:27TrayodashiPradosh Vrat24Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:08ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri25Krishna Amavasya from 16:39Amavasya26Shukla Pratipada from 18:55PratipadaPartial solar eclipseRepublic DayMagha Amavasya+127Shukla Dwitiya from 20:51Dwitiya28Shukla Tritiya from 22:24Tritiya29Shukla Chaturthi from 23:30Chaturthi30Shukla Panchami from 00:08Panchami31Shukla Shashthi from 00:15ShashthiVasant 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, 10:59 GMT+11 → 4 Jan, 11:08 GMT+11
  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.Shukla Ekadashi: 7 Jan, 07:08 GMT+11 → 8 Jan, 04:28 GMT+11
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 9 Jan, 01:18 GMT+11 → 9 Jan, 21:48 GMT+11
  5. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 10 Jan · Purnima: 10 Jan, 18:07 GMT+11 → 11 Jan, 14:26 GMT+11
  6. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 11:56 GMT+11
  7. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 11:56 GMT+11
  8. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 11:56 GMT+11
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 13 Jan · Krishna Chaturthi: 14 Jan, 05:02 GMT+11 → 15 Jan, 02:57 GMT+11
  10. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 11:56 GMT+11
  11. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Jan, 06:15 GMT+11 → 22 Jan, 08:47 GMT+11
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Jan, 11:27 GMT+11 → 24 Jan, 14:08 GMT+11
  13. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Jan, 14:08 GMT+11 → 25 Jan, 16:39 GMT+11
  14. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 19:41 to 20:16 (peak 19:59). Sutak from 07:41: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 26 Jan, 19:41 GMT+11 → 26 Jan, 20:16 GMT+11 · sutak from 26 Jan, 07:41 GMT+11
  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, 16:39 GMT+11 → 26 Jan, 18:56 GMT+11
  17. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 31 Jan, 00:08 GMT+11 → 1 Feb, 00:15 GMT+11