Bengali Panjika — Sunday, January 17, 2021

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 1427

Sunday, January 17, 2021

Bangla Academy date
3 Magh 1427
Hijri date
3 Jumada al-Thani 1442
Eras
Shakabda 1942 · Samvat 2077

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: Pausha · Shukla paksha

Chaturthi tithi

Ends day 9/53/18 (7/27/31 danda) · 9:53 AM, then Panchami

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
Chaturthiday 9/53/18 (7/27/31 danda)9:53 AM
Panchamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shatabhishaday 8/15/6 (3/22/0 danda)8:15 AM
Purva Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Variyananight 8/55/55 (35/4/3 danda)8:55 PM
Parigharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 9/53/18 (7/27/31 danda)9:53 AM
Bavanight 10/19/19 (38/32/34 danda)10:19 PM
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Meena at 3:19 AM (Jan 18)
Yogini
South-west, from 9:53 AM South
Shraddha tithi
Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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
12:16 PM – 1:37 PM
Barabela
10:56 AM – 12:16 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
5:39 PM – 7:15 PM
Nishita
11:52 PM – 12:40 AM (Jan 18)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 3 of 30 in Magh

Month runs: Jan 15 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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