Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, January 17, 2017

The day's entry as a traditional printed Bengali almanac lays it out, computed with the old Surya Siddhanta arithmetic: the solar date, tithi and nakshatra with their end moments in danda and clock time, sunrise and sunset, the kalabela and yoga windows, and the day's observances.

Traditional solar date

3 Magh 1423

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Bangla Academy date
3 Magh 1423
Hijri date
18 Rabi' al-Thani 1438
Eras
Shakabda 1938 · Samvat 2073

Sunrise & sunset

Almanac sunrise is the sun's centre on the horizon at the traditional reference meridian; the Dhaka values are the usual astronomical ones.

Almanac sunrise

6:54 AM

Almanac sunset

5:39 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:43 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:34 PM

Day length: 10 h 45 min · Night length: 13 h 15 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Krishna paksha

Panchami tithi

Ends day 2/49/32 (19/48/8 danda) · 2:49 PM, then Shashthi

Tithi, nakshatra, yoga & karana timings

Each item lists what runs at sunrise and when it ends. Danda are counted from the almanac sunrise (1 danda = 24 minutes).

tithi

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Panchamiday 2/49/32 (19/48/8 danda)2:49 PM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Phalgunilate night 3/51/10 (52/22/12 danda)3:51 AM (Jan 18)
Hastaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shobhanaday 3/36/6 (21/44/31 danda)3:36 PM
Atigandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 2/49/32 (19/48/7 danda)2:49 PM
Garalate night 3/9/37 (50/38/20 danda)3:09 AM (Jan 18)
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Kanya at 8:59 AM
Yogini
South, from 2:49 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami, Shashthi — sapindana

Ekoddishta follows the tithi at kutapa (the eighth muhurta); sapindana follows the tithi in the afternoon.

Kalabela & auspicious windows

Kalabela and barabela are eighths of daylight fixed by weekday and are avoided for new work. Mahendra and amrita yoga are favourable muhurtas; the kutapa, pradosha and nishita windows are used for rites.

Kalabela
1:37 PM – 2:57 PM
Barabela
8:14 AM – 9:35 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
9:03 AM – 11:12 AM, 1:21 PM – 2:47 PM, 3:30 PM – 4:56 PM
Kutapa
11:55 AM – 12:38 PM
Pradosha
5:39 PM – 7:15 PM
Nishita
11:52 PM – 12:40 AM (Jan 18)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 3 of 30 in Magh

Month runs: Jan 15 Feb 13

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta school used by printed Bengali almanacs. They can differ from modern astronomical values by minutes, and occasionally by a day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

About this panjika

  • Computed with the old Surya Siddhanta arithmetic that traditional Bengali almanacs still use: sidereal positions, sankranti-based months of 29 to 32 days, and tithi measured from the almanac sunrise.
  • The Bangla Academy calendar used for official dates in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date and the traditional date differ by a day or two through the year.
  • Sunrise, sunset and every window are shown in Bangladesh Standard Time.
  • Rashifal and forecasts are not part of this page; only the computed calendar facts are.

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