Bengali Panjika — Sunday, January 16, 2022

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

2 Magh 1428

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Bangla Academy date
2 Magh 1428
Hijri date
12 Jumada al-Thani 1443
Eras
Shakabda 1943 · Samvat 2078

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

5:38 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:43 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:33 PM

Day length: 10 h 44 min · Night length: 13 h 16 min

Tithi

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

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends late night 3/30/28 (51/30/20 danda) · 3:30 AM (Jan 17), then Purnima

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
Chaturdashilate night 3/30/28 (51/30/20 danda)3:30 AM (Jan 17)
Purnimaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ardralate night 2/51/26 (49/52/44 danda)2:51 AM (Jan 17)
Punarvasuruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Indraday 4/32/36 (24/5/38 danda)4:32 PM
Vaidhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 2/29/26 (18/57/45 danda)2:29 PM
Vanijalate night 3/30/28 (51/30/20 danda)3:30 AM (Jan 17)
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
West, from 3:30 AM (Jan 17) North-west
Shraddha tithi
Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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 – 1:36 PM
Barabela
10:55 AM – 12:16 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:54 AM – 7:37 AM, 1:20 PM – 2:03 PM
Amrita yoga
7:37 AM – 10:28 AM
Kutapa
11:54 AM – 12:37 PM
Pradosha
5:38 PM – 7:14 PM
Nishita
11:52 PM – 12:40 AM (Jan 17)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 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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