Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, January 16, 2019

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 1425

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Bangla Academy date
2 Magh 1425
Hijri date
9 Jumada al-Awwal 1440
Eras
Shakabda 1940 · Samvat 2075

The Bangla Academy calendar used in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date runs one or two days ahead of the sankranti-based traditional date.

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: Pausha · Shukla paksha

Dashami tithi

Ends night 7/54/24 (32/30/2 danda) · 7:54 PM, then Ekadashi

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
Dashaminight 7/54/24 (32/30/2 danda)7:54 PM
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bharaniday 10/41/17 (9/27/17 danda)10:41 AM
Krittikaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shubhalate night 1/6/11 (45/29/30 danda)1:06 AM (Jan 17)
Shuklaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 8/9/37 (3/8/6 danda)8:09 AM
Garanight 7/54/24 (32/30/2 danda)7:54 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Vrisha at 4:42 PM
Yogini
North, from 7:54 PM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
9:35 AM – 10:55 AM
Barabela
12:16 PM – 1:36 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:03 PM – 3:29 PM
Amrita yoga
6:54 AM – 8:20 AM, 10:28 AM – 11:54 AM, 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 1 of 29 in Magh

Month runs: Jan 16 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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