Bengali Panjika — Monday, January 18, 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

4 Magh 1427

Monday, January 18, 2021

Bangla Academy date
4 Magh 1427
Hijri date
4 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

5:35 PM

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

Tithi

Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Shukla paksha

Panchami tithi

Ends day 10/53/4 (9/57/9 danda) · 10:53 AM, then Shashthi

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
Panchamiday 10/53/4 (9/57/9 danda)10:53 AM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Bhadrapadaday 9/44/14 (7/5/3 danda)9:44 AM
Uttara Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Parighanight 8/40/47 (34/26/24 danda)8:40 PM
Shivaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 10/53/5 (9/57/9 danda)10:53 AM
Kaulavanight 11/33/27 (41/38/4 danda)11:33 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Manushya gana
Yogini
South, from 10:53 AM West
Shraddha tithi
Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
2:58 PM – 4:19 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:30 PM – 4:56 PM
Amrita yoga
6:54 AM – 8:20 AM, 11:12 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 4 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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