Bengali Panjika — Saturday, January 18, 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
3 Magh 1426
Saturday, January 18, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Magh 1426
- Hijri date
- 22 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
5:39 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:43 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:34 PM
Day length: 10 h 45 min · Night length: 13 h 15 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Krishna paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends day 9/28/27 (6/25/28 danda) · 9:28 AM, then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | day 9/28/27 (6/25/28 danda) | 9:28 AM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Swati | late night 3/57/9 (52/37/13 danda) | 3:57 AM (Jan 19) |
| Vishakha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhriti | day 4/29/34 (23/58/15 danda) | 4:29 PM |
| Shula | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 9/28/27 (6/25/28 danda) | 9:28 AM |
| Taitila | night 8/25/42 (33/48/36 danda) | 8:25 PM |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 9:28 AM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
- 6:54 AM – 8:14 AM, 4:18 PM – 5:39 PM
- Barabela
- 1:37 PM – 2:58 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 10:29 AM – 1:21 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:55 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:39 PM – 7:15 PM
- Nishita
- 11:52 PM – 12:40 AM (Jan 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 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.