Bengali Panjika — Sunday, January 20, 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

5 Magh 1425

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Bangla Academy date
6 Magh 1425
Hijri date
13 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

5:40 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:43 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:36 PM

Day length: 10 h 47 min · Night length: 13 h 13 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Shukla paksha

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends day 2/11/21 (18/13/14 danda) · 2:11 PM, then Purnima

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
Chaturdashiday 2/11/21 (18/13/14 danda)2:11 PM
Purnimaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ardraday 8/2/26 (2/50/57 danda)8:02 AM
Punarvasulate night 6/36/56 (59/17/10 danda)6:36 AM (Jan 21)
Pushyaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vaidhritiday 3/23/36 (21/13/51 danda)3:23 PM
Vishkambharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 2/11/21 (18/13/14 danda)2:11 PM
Vishtilate night 1/8/7 (45/35/7 danda)1:08 AM (Jan 21)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Karkata at 12:59 AM (Jan 21)
Yogini
West, from 2:11 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Purnima — 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
12:17 PM – 1:38 PM
Barabela
10:56 AM – 12:17 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:54 AM – 7:37 AM, 1:22 PM – 2:05 PM
Amrita yoga
7:37 AM – 10:29 AM
Kutapa
11:55 AM – 12:39 PM
Pradosha
5:40 PM – 7:16 PM
Nishita
11:53 PM – 12:41 AM (Jan 21)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 5 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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