Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, January 16, 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
2 Magh 1424
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Magh 1424
- Hijri date
- 28 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
5:38 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:43 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:33 PM
Day length: 10 h 44 min · Night length: 13 h 16 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Krishna paksha
Amavasya tithi
runs the whole day
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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Amavasya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Ashadha | night 8/11/11 (33/12/3 danda) | 8:11 PM |
| Uttara Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyaghata | day 10/16/58 (8/26/30 danda) | 10:16 AM |
| Harshana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Chatushpada | night 6/50/48 (29/51/5 danda) | 6:50 PM |
| Naga | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 2:49 AM (Jan 17)
- Yogini
- North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Amavasya — ekoddishta; Amavasya — 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
- 1:36 PM – 2:57 PM
- Barabela
- 8:14 AM – 9:35 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 9:03 AM – 11:11 AM, 1:20 PM – 2:46 PM, 3:29 PM – 4:55 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:54 AM – 12:37 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:38 PM – 7:14 PM
- Nishita
- 11:52 PM – 12:40 AM (Jan 17)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 of 30 in Magh
Month runs: Jan 15 – Feb 13
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.