Bengali Panjika — Thursday, January 24, 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

9 Magh 1425

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Bangla Academy date
10 Magh 1425
Hijri date
17 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

6:53 AM

Almanac sunset

5:43 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:42 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:39 PM

Day length: 10 h 50 min · Night length: 13 h 9 min

Tithi

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

Chaturthi tithi

Ends late night 2/48/36 (49/48/4 danda) · 2:48 AM (Jan 25), then Panchami

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
Chaturthilate night 2/48/36 (49/48/4 danda)2:48 AM (Jan 25)
Panchamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Phalgunilate night 12/9/12 (43/9/35 danda)12:09 AM (Jan 25)
Uttara Phalguniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shobhananight 11/57/13 (42/39/37 danda)11:57 PM
Atigandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 3/54/29 (22/32/48 danda)3:54 PM
Balavalate night 2/48/36 (49/48/4 danda)2:48 AM (Jan 25)
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Kanya at 5:47 AM (Jan 25)
Yogini
South-west, from 2:48 AM (Jan 25) South
Shraddha tithi
Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Chaturthi — 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
3:01 PM – 4:22 PM
Barabela
4:22 PM – 5:43 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:53 AM – 8:20 AM, 11:13 AM – 1:23 PM
Amrita yoga
1:37 AM (Jan 25) – 4:15 AM (Jan 25)
Kutapa
11:56 AM – 12:40 PM
Pradosha
5:43 PM – 7:19 PM
Nishita
11:54 PM – 12:42 AM (Jan 25)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 9 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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