Bengali Panjika — Sunday, January 19, 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

4 Magh 1426

Sunday, January 19, 2020

Bangla Academy date
5 Magh 1426
Hijri date
23 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

5:40 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:43 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:35 PM

Day length: 10 h 46 min · Night length: 13 h 14 min

Tithi

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

Navami tithi

Ends day 7/26/51 (1/21/41 danda) · 7:26 AM, then Dashami

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
Navamiday 7/26/51 (1/21/41 danda)7:26 AM
Dashamilate night 5/40/50 (56/56/38 danda)5:40 AM (Jan 20)
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishakhalate night 2/48/59 (49/46/59 danda)2:48 AM (Jan 20)
Anuradharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shuladay 1/40/32 (16/55/53 danda)1:40 PM
Gandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 7/26/51 (1/21/41 danda)7:26 AM
Vanijanight 6/31/39 (29/3/40 danda)6:31 PM
Vishtilate night 5/40/50 (56/56/38 danda)5:40 AM (Jan 20)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrischika at 9:04 PM
Yogini
East, from 7:26 AM North
Shraddha tithi
Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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 – 1:37 PM
Barabela
10:56 AM – 12:17 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:54 AM – 7:37 AM, 1:21 PM – 2:04 PM
Amrita yoga
7:37 AM – 10:29 AM
Kutapa
11:55 AM – 12:38 PM
Pradosha
5:40 PM – 7:16 PM
Nishita
11:53 PM – 12:41 AM (Jan 20)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 4 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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