SRI LANKA DESK CALENDAR - 2017

(BUDDHIST ERA 2560 2561)

JANUARY
M

30
2
9
16
23

FEBRUARY

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

Date

Phase of the moon

06
12
20
28

Time
01
17
03
05

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

3
10
17
24
*

4
11
18
25
*

5
12
19
26
*

Date

Phase of the moon

04
11
19
26

17
04
43
37

Time
09
06
01
20

MAY

49
03
03
28

1 2 3 4
8 9 10 11
15 16 17 18
22 23 24 25
29 30 31 *

5
12
19
26
*

6
13
20
27
*

7
14
21
28
*

Date

Phase of the moon

03
11
19
26

Time
08
03
06
01

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

Phase of the moon

05
12
20
28

Time
17
20
21
08

02
24
28
27

Date

Phase of the moon

04
11
19
26

4
11
18
25
*

5
12
19
26
*

6
13
20
27
*

Date

Phase of the moon

Date

Phase of the moon

01
09
17
23
30

07
15
22
29

12

Thursday

Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day*

14

Saturday

Tamil Thai Pongal Day*

February

04

Saturday

National Day*

February

10

Friday

Navam Full Moon Poya Day*

February

24

Friday

Mahasivarathri Day*

March

12

Sunday

Medin Full Moon Poya Day*

April

10

Monday

Bak Full Moon Poya Day*

April

13

Thursday

Day prior to Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day*

April

14

Friday

Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day*

April

14

Friday

Good Friday*

May

01

Monday

May Day*

May

10

Wednesday

Wesak Full Moon Poya Day*

May

11

Thursday

Day following Wesak Full Moon Poya Day*

June

08

Thursday

Poson Full Moon Poya Day*

June

26

Monday

Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)*

July

08

Saturday

Esala Full Moon Poya Day*

07

Monday

Nikini Full Moon Poya Day*

01

Friday

Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)*

September

05

Tuesday

Binara Full Moon Poya Day*

October

05

Thursday

Vap Full Moon Poya Day*

October

18

Wednesday

Deepavali Festival Day*

November

03

Friday

Il Full Moon Poya Day*

December

01

Friday

Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophets Birthday) *

December

03

Sunday

Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day*

December

25

Monday

Christmas Day*
Mercantile Holidays

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.
Full Moon Poya Holidays approved by the Poya Committee. These days are common
Holidays applicable to all employees.
Public Holidays
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 2017 given in this Calendar have been approved by the Hon. Minister of
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.

* * * * 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 *

30
2
9
16
23

Date

Phase of the moon

Date

Phase of the moon

06
13
20
28

06
12
20
28

Time
12
11
11
08

33
55
00
24

NOVEMBER
T

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

3
10
17
24
*

4
11
18
25
*

5
12
19
26
*

Phase of the moon

04
11
18
26

Time
10
02
17
22

53
06
12
33

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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
Time
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17
00
03

10
55
42
52

DECEMBER

Date

41
45
00
43

OCTOBER

Time
23
06
00
13

August
September

Full Moon

21
37
56
16
53

SEPTEMBER

January

Bank Holidays

Time
06
09
00
15
20

09
38
27
46

AUGUST

Phase of the moon

12
40
03
01

Time

01
09
17
24

Time

00
11
15
17

Date

18
18
17
08

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30

3 4 5
10 11 12
17 18 19
24 25 26
31 * *

Date

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

17
12
03
14

First Quarter

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

January

* Public Holidays

* * * 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 * *

(Subject to Variation)

New Moon

JULY

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FULL MOON POYA HOLIDAYS 2017

JUNE

APRIL

MARCH

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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

Phase of the moon

03
10
18
26

Time
21
13
12
14

17
21
00
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