SRI LANKA DESK CALENDAR - 2012

BUDDHIST ERA 2555 2556

JANUARY
M T W T F S S M T

PUBLIC, BANK, MERCANTILE AND FULL MOON POYA HOLIDAYS 2012

(Subject to Variation)
January January January February 08 15 16 04 05 07 10 20 07 06 12 13 01 05 06 07 04 03 01 19 31 29 26 29 13 27 25 27 Sunday Sunday Monday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Thursday Friday Tuesday Saturday Sunday Monday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Sunday Friday Saturday Friday Monday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Thursday Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day* Tamil Thai Pongal Day* Additional Bank Holiday National Day* Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophets Birthday) * Navam Full Moon Poya Day* Additional Bank Holiday Maha Sivarathri Day* Medin Full Moon Poya Day* Bak Full Moon Poya Day* Good Friday* April April May May May May June July August August August September 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* Additional Bank Holiday Poson Full Moon Poya Day* Esala Full Moon Poya Day* Nikini Full Moon Poya Day* Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)* Adhi Binara Full Moon Poya Day* Binara Full Moon Poya Day* Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)* Vap Full Moon Poya Day* Deepavali Festival Day* Il Full Moon Poya Day* Christmas Day* Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day* Mercantile Holidays

FEBRUARY
W T F S S M T

MARCH
W T F S S M T

APRIL
W T F S S

February February February February March April

30 2 9 16 23
Date 09 16 23 31

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 14 13 09 00 38 09 40

* * 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 08 14 22 Phase of the moon Time 03 24 22 34 04 05

* * * 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 01 08 15 22 31 Phase of the moon Time 06 15 06 20 01 51 09 55 07 11

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 07 13 21 29 Phase of the moon Time 00 16 12 15 49 20 48 27

MAY
M T W T F S S M T

JUNE
W T F S S M T

JULY
W T F S S M T

AUGUST
W T F S S

October October November November December December

* 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 06 13 21 29 Phase of the moon Time 09 03 05 01 05 17 17 46

* * * * 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 11 19 27 Phase of the moon Time 16 16 20 09 42 11 32 00

30 2 9 16 23
Date 04 11 19 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 00 07 09 14 22 18 54 26

* * 1 2 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30
Date 02 10 17 24 31

3 4 5 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 31 * *
Time 08 00 21 19 19 57 25 24 24 28

* Public Holidays

Bank Holidays

All Saturdays are Bank Holidays.

Phase of the moon

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. Full Moon Poya Holidays approved by the Poya Committee. These days are common Holidays applicable to all employees. Public Holidays New Moon Full Moon First Quarter Last Quarter Additional Bank Holidays

SEPTEMBER
M T W T F S S M T

OCTOBER
W T F S S M

NOVEMBER
T W T F S S M

DECEMBER
T 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 08 16 23 30 Phase of the moon Time 18 07 01 08 45 41 11 49

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 08 15 22 30 Phase of the moon Time 13 17 09 01 03 32 02 19

* * * 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 14 20 28 Phase of the moon Time 06 03 20 20 06 38 01 16

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 13 20 28 Phase of the moon Time 21 14 10 15 01 12 49 51

N. B. It is hereby notified for general information that the Public and Bank Holidays and Full Moon Poya Days for the Year 2012 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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