Bengali Panjika — Friday, January 17, 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
2 Magh 1426
Friday, January 17, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Magh 1426
- Hijri date
- 21 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
5:38 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:43 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:34 PM
Day length: 10 h 44 min · Night length: 13 h 16 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Krishna paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends day 11/41/16 (11/57/21 danda) · 11:41 AM, then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | day 11/41/16 (11/57/21 danda) | 11:41 AM |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Chitra | late night 5/20/30 (56/5/25 danda) | 5:20 AM (Jan 18) |
| Swati | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | night 7/28/57 (31/26/35 danda) | 7:28 PM |
| Dhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 11/41/16 (11/57/21 danda) | 11:41 AM |
| Balava | night 10/33/41 (39/8/24 danda) | 10:33 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Tula at 6:06 PM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 11:41 AM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
- 10:55 AM – 12:16 PM
- Barabela
- 9:35 AM – 10:55 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 10:56 PM – 11:49 PM, 5:08 AM (Jan 18) – 6:54 AM (Jan 18)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:54 AM – 8:20 AM, 9:03 AM – 11:12 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:54 AM – 12:37 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:38 PM – 7:14 PM
- Nishita
- 11:52 PM – 12:40 AM (Jan 18)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 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.