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SRI LANKA DESK CALENDAR 2009

BUDDHIST ERA 2552 2553
JANUARY
M T W T F S S M T

JULY
M T W T F S S M T

AUGUST
W T F S S

FEBRUARY
W T F S S
January January February February February March March April April April April May May May 10 14 04 09 23 10 10 09 10 13 14 01 08 09 07 06 05 04 21 03 17 02 28 01 25 31

PUBLIC, BANK, MERCANTILE AND FULL MOON POYA HOLIDAYS 2009

(Subject To Variation)
Saturday Wednesday Wednesday Monday Monday Tuesday Tuesday Thursday Friday Monday Tuesday Friday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Saturday Saturday Monday Saturday Tuesday Friday Thursday Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day* Tamil Thai Pongal Day* National Day* Navam Full Moon Poya Day* Maha Sivarathri Day* Medin Full Moon Poya Day* Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophets Birthday) * Bak Full Moon Poya Day* Good Friday* Day prior to Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day* Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day* May Day* Wesak Full Moon Poya Day* Day following Wesak Full Moon Poya Day* Poson Full Moon Poya Day* Esala Full Moon Poya Day* Nikini Full Moon Poya Day* Binara Full Moon Poya Day* Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)* Vap Full Moon Poya Day* Deepavali Festival Day* Il Full Moon Poya Day* Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)* Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day* Christmas Day* Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day* Mercantile Holidays

* * 1 2 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30
Date 07 15 22 29

3 4 5 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 31 * *
Time 14 51 15 23 08 05 03 30

31 * * * * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Date 06 14 20 27 Phase of the moon Time 06 25 00 25 15 32 17 12

Phase of the moon

* * * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 *
Date 04 11 18 26 Phase of the moon Time 17 26 08 57 08 16 13 25

* * * * * * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 *
Date 03 09 17 25 Phase of the moon Time 04 43 20 19 03 07 07 05

SEPTEMBER
M T W T F S S M T

OCTOBER
W T F S S

MARCH
M T W T F S S M T

APRIL
W T F S S

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 \20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 * * * *
Date 04 12 19 26 Phase of the moon Time 21 33 07 46 00 14 10 20

* * * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 *
Date 04 11 18 26 Phase of the moon Time 11 40 14 26 11 03 06 12

June July August September September October October November November December December December

30 2 9 16 23
Date 04 11 18 26

31 * * * * 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29
Phase of the moon Time 13 16 08 08 23 17 21 36

* * 1 2 446 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30
Date 02 09 17 25

3 10 17 24 *

4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 * *
Time 20 04 20 26 19 06 08 53

NOVEMBER
M T W T F S S M

DECEMBER
T W T F S S

Phase of the moon

* Public Holidays

Bank Holidays

MAY
M T W T F S S M T

JUNE
W T F S S

All Saturdays are Bank Holidays.

The above Public Holidays are also applicable to the Postal, Customs and Meteorological Departments. Changes in Public Holidays will be announced by Notification in the Government Gazette.

30 * * * * * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Date 03 09 17 25 Phase of the moon Time 00 44 21 26 00 44 03 09

* 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 28 29 30 31
Date 02 09 16 24

4 11 18 25 *

5 12 19 26 *

6 13 20 27 *
Time 13 00 05 43 17 32 23 06

* * * * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Date 02 09 17 24 31 Phase of the moon Time 02 14 09 31 12 56 17 41 08 52

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 * * * * *
Date 07 16 23 29 Phase of the moon Time 23 42 03 45 01 05 16 58

Full Moon Poya Holidays approved by the Poya Committee. These days are common Holidays applicable to all employees. Public Holidays

Phase of the moon

l New Moon
Full Moon

First Quarter Last Quarter

N. B. It is hereby notified for general information that the Public and Bank Holidays and Full Moon Poya Days for the Year 2009 given in this Calendar have been approved by the Hon. Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs, under the Holidays Act.
All times given here are Sri Lanka Standard Time which is 5 1/2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.

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