Bengali Panjika — Monday, January 22, 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

8 Magh 1424

Monday, January 22, 2018

Bangla Academy date
8 Magh 1424
Hijri date
4 Jumada al-Awwal 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

6:53 AM

Almanac sunset

5:42 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:42 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:38 PM

Day length: 10 h 49 min · Night length: 13 h 11 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Magha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Shukla paksha

Panchami tithi

Ends day 1/29/4 (16/28/21 danda) · 1:29 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 1/29/4 (16/28/21 danda)1:29 PM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Bhadrapadalate night 5/29/7 (56/28/28 danda)5:29 AM (Jan 23)
Revatiruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Parighaday 9/17/42 (5/59/57 danda)9:17 AM
Shivaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 1/29/4 (16/28/21 danda)1:29 PM
Kaulavalate night 1/22/13 (46/11/14 danda)1:22 AM (Jan 23)
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Manushya gana
Yogini
South, from 1:29 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Panchami — ekoddishta; 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
8:14 AM – 9:35 AM
Barabela
3:00 PM – 4:21 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:32 PM – 4:59 PM
Amrita yoga
6:53 AM – 8:20 AM, 11:13 AM – 1:23 PM
Kutapa
11:56 AM – 12:39 PM
Pradosha
5:42 PM – 7:18 PM
Nishita
11:54 PM – 12:42 AM (Jan 23)

Pujas & observances

  • Saraswati Puja (Shri Panchami)
    • Puja in the forenoon: 6:53 AM – 10:30 AM

This month

Day 8 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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