Bengali Calendar
January 2016: Bengali dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Bangabda 1422.
January 2016
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Poush 16 Krishna Saptami Uttara Phalguni
2
Poush 17 Krishna Ashtami Hasta
3
Poush 18 Krishna Navami Chitra
4
Poush 19 Krishna Dashami Swati
5
Poush 20 Krishna Ekadashi Vishakha Saphala Ekadashi
6
Poush 21 Krishna Dwadashi Vishakha
7
Poush 22 Krishna Dwadashi Anuradha Pradosham
8
Poush 23 Krishna Trayodashi Jyeshtha Masik Shivaratri
9
Poush 24 Krishna Chaturdashi Mula Margashirsha Amavasya (Shani)
10
Poush 25 Shukla Pratipada Purva Ashadha
11
Poush 26 Shukla Dwitiya Uttara Ashadha
12
Poush 27 Shukla Tritiya Shravana
13
Poush 28 Shukla Chaturthi Shatabhisha
14
Poush 29 Shukla Panchami Purva Bhadrapada Lohri
15
Poush 30 Shukla Shashthi Uttara Bhadrapada Makar Sankranti Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana)
16
Magh 1 Shukla Saptami Revati
17
Magh 2 Shukla Ashtami Ashwini
18
Magh 3 Shukla Navami Bharani
19
Magh 4 Shukla Dashami Krittika
20
Magh 5 Shukla Ekadashi Rohini Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
21
Magh 6 Shukla Dwadashi Mrigashira Pradosham
22
Magh 7 Shukla Trayodashi Ardra
23
Magh 8 Shukla Chaturdashi Punarvasu Pausha Purnima
24
Magh 9 Purnima Pushya
25
Magh 10 Krishna Pratipada Ashlesha
26
Magh 11 Krishna Dwitiya Magha
27
Magh 12 Krishna Tritiya Purva Phalguni Sankashti Chaturthi
28
Magh 13 Krishna Chaturthi Uttara Phalguni
29
Magh 14 Krishna Panchami Hasta
30
Magh 15 Krishna Shashthi Hasta
31
Magh 16 Krishna Saptami Chitra
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FestivalVratSankranti
Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 05 Jan Tuesday | Saphala Ekadashi | Ekadashi 05 Jan, 05:13 to 06 Jan, 06:54; Parana on 06 Jan from 13:09 to 13:29 |
| 07 Jan Thursday | Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 07 Jan, 07:54 to 08 Jan, 08:13 |
| 08 Jan Friday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 08 Jan, 08:13 to 09 Jan, 07:54 |
| 09 Jan Saturday | Margashirsha Amavasya (Shani) | Amavasya 09 Jan, 07:54 to 10 Jan, 07:00 |
| 14 Jan Thursday | Lohri | The eve of Makar Sankranti |
| 15 Jan Friday | Makar Sankranti | The Sun enters Capricorn at 15 Jan 2016, 01:26 |
| 15 Jan Friday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | The Sun enters Capricorn at 15 Jan 2016, 01:26 |
| 20 Jan Wednesday | Pausha Putrada Ekadashi | Ekadashi 19 Jan, 12:19 to 20 Jan, 10:43; Parana on 21 Jan from 07:14 to 09:20 |
| 21 Jan Thursday | Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 21 Jan, 09:20 to 22 Jan, 08:14 |
| 23 Jan Saturday | Pausha Purnima | Purnima 23 Jan, 07:31 to 24 Jan, 07:15 |
| 27 Jan Wednesday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 27 Jan, 09:55 to 28 Jan, 11:57; moonrise 21:03 |
Times are local to New Delhi, Delhi, India, worked out with the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. Sunrise and sunset are for the upper edge of the Sun with normal refraction.