Bengali Panjika — Monday, January 15, 2018

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

1 Magh 1424

Monday, January 15, 2018

Bangla Academy date
1 Magh 1424
Hijri date
27 Rabi' al-Thani 1439
Eras
Shakabda 1939 · Samvat 2074

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

5:37 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:43 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:33 PM

Day length: 10 h 43 min · Night length: 13 h 17 min

Tithi

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

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends late night 5/45/15 (57/7/10 danda) · 5:45 AM (Jan 16), then Amavasya

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
Chaturdashilate night 5/45/15 (57/7/10 danda)5:45 AM (Jan 16)
Amavasyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Muladay 5/33/47 (26/38/30 danda)5:33 PM
Purva Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhruvaday 9/44/38 (7/5/37 danda)9:44 AM
Vyaghataruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 4/39/23 (24/22/31 danda)4:39 PM
Shakunilate night 5/45/15 (57/7/10 danda)5:45 AM (Jan 16)
Chatushpadaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
West, from 5:45 AM (Jan 16) North-east
Shraddha tithi
Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
8:14 AM – 9:35 AM
Barabela
2:56 PM – 4:17 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:28 PM – 4:54 PM
Amrita yoga
6:54 AM – 8:20 AM, 11:11 AM – 1:20 PM
Kutapa
11:54 AM – 12:37 PM
Pradosha
5:37 PM – 7:13 PM
Nishita
11:51 PM – 12:39 AM (Jan 16)

Pujas & observances

  • Ratanti Kali Puja
    • Pradosha: 5:37 PM – 7:13 PM

This month

Day 1 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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