Bengali Panjika — Thursday, January 16, 2020
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 1426
Thursday, January 16, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Magh 1426
- Hijri date
- 20 Jumada al-Awwal 1441
- Eras
- Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076
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
5:37 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:43 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:33 PM
Day length: 10 h 43 min · Night length: 13 h 16 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Krishna paksha
Shashthi tithi
Ends day 2/0/58 (17/46/30 danda) · 2:00 PM, then Saptami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shashthi | day 2/0/58 (17/46/30 danda) | 2:00 PM |
| Saptami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Phalguni | day 8/33/31 (4/7/52 danda) | 8:33 AM |
| Hasta | late night 6/53/59 (59/59/4 danda) | 6:53 AM (Jan 17) |
| Chitra | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Atiganda | night 10/35/4 (39/11/45 danda) | 10:35 PM |
| Sukarman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 2/0/58 (17/46/30 danda) | 2:00 PM |
| Vishti | late night 12/50/27 (44/50/13 danda) | 12:50 AM (Jan 17) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- West, from 2:00 PM North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Shashthi — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
- 2:56 PM – 4:17 PM
- Barabela
- 4:17 PM – 5:37 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:54 AM – 8:20 AM, 11:11 AM – 1:20 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:35 AM (Jan 17) – 4:15 AM (Jan 17)
- Kutapa
- 11:54 AM – 12:37 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:37 PM – 7:13 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
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.