Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, January 21, 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
6 Magh 1426
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Magh 1426
- Hijri date
- 25 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
6:53 AM
Almanac sunset
5:41 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:43 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:37 PM
Day length: 10 h 48 min · Night length: 13 h 12 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Krishna paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends late night 3/13/24 (50/48/38 danda) · 3:13 AM (Jan 22), then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | late night 3/13/24 (50/48/38 danda) | 3:13 AM (Jan 22) |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Jyeshtha | late night 1/33/35 (46/39/5 danda) | 1:33 AM (Jan 22) |
| Mula | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vriddhi | day 8/45/55 (4/39/55 danda) | 8:45 AM |
| Dhruva | late night 6/46/18 (59/40/54 danda) | 6:46 AM (Jan 22) |
| Vyaghata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 3/41/0 (21/57/38 danda) | 3:41 PM |
| Taitila | late night 3/13/24 (50/48/38 danda) | 3:13 AM (Jan 22) |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 1:33 AM (Jan 22)
- Yogini
- South-west, from 3:13 AM (Jan 22) South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
- 1:38 PM – 2:59 PM
- Barabela
- 8:14 AM – 9:35 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 9:03 AM – 11:12 AM, 1:22 PM – 2:48 PM, 3:31 PM – 4:58 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:56 AM – 12:39 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:41 PM – 7:17 PM
- Nishita
- 11:53 PM – 12:41 AM (Jan 22)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Shattila Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Jan 20 · Break the fast today 9:59 AM – 10:29 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Jan 22, 6:53 AM – 10:29 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · 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 6 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.