Bengali Panjika — Monday, January 20, 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
5 Magh 1426
Monday, January 20, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Magh 1426
- Hijri date
- 24 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
5:36 PM
Day length: 10 h 47 min · Night length: 13 h 13 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Krishna paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends late night 4/14/55 (53/22/6 danda) · 4:14 AM (Jan 21), then Dwadashi
Shattila Ekadashi — fasting day
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | late night 4/14/55 (53/22/6 danda) | 4:14 AM (Jan 21) |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Anuradha | late night 1/59/38 (47/43/55 danda) | 1:59 AM (Jan 21) |
| Jyeshtha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ganda | day 11/4/56 (10/27/9 danda) | 11:04 AM |
| Vriddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 4/55/19 (25/3/6 danda) | 4:55 PM |
| Balava | late night 4/14/55 (53/22/6 danda) | 4:14 AM (Jan 21) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 4:14 AM (Jan 21) South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
- 8:14 AM – 9:35 AM
- Barabela
- 2:59 PM – 4:19 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:31 PM – 4:57 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:54 AM – 8:20 AM, 11:12 AM – 1:22 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:55 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:40 PM – 7:16 PM
- Nishita
- 11:53 PM – 12:41 AM (Jan 21)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Shattila Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Jan 21, 9:59 AM – 10:29 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Jan 21 · পারণ on Jan 22, 6:53 AM – 10:29 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Jan 21 · পারণ on Jan 22, 6:53 AM – 10:29 AM
Dashami touched the pre-dawn hours, so the Dwadashi day
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 5 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.