The Assamese festival calendar (Bohag Bihu new year). Assamese festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Assamese 2009 opens in January during Bhaskarabda 1415 of the Hindu calendar.
January 2009
Bhaskarabda 1415
Puh – Magh
Festivals & Vrats in January 2009
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Uruka (Magh Bihu Eve)
Tithi 2:13 AM – 11:22 PM
The feasting night before Magh Bihu, with community bhojas around the meji bonfire.
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Magh Bihu (Bhogali Bihu)
Tithi 11:29 PM, Jan 13 – 9:18 PM
The harvest Bihu of plenty on Makar Sankranti, marked by feasts and the burning of the meji.
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Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
Tithi 6:42 PM, Jan 30 – 6:49 PM, Jan 31
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Assamese Calendar
The Assamese festival calendar (Bohag Bihu new year). Assamese festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.