Bengali Panjika — Monday, January 16, 2023

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

1 Magh 1429

Monday, January 16, 2023

Bangla Academy date
2 Magh 1429
Hijri date
22 Jumada al-Thani 1444
Eras
Shakabda 1944 · Samvat 2079

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

5:38 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: Magha · Krishna paksha

Navami tithi

Ends day 2/26/12 (18/49/42 danda) · 2:26 PM, then Dashami

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
Navamiday 2/26/12 (18/49/42 danda)2:26 PM
Dashamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Swatiday 3/19/5 (21/1/53 danda)3:19 PM
Vishakharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhritiday 7/12/22 (0/45/6 danda)7:12 AM
Shulalate night 5/16/10 (55/54/37 danda)5:16 AM (Jan 17)
Gandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 2/26/12 (18/49/42 danda)2:26 PM
Vanijalate night 1/58/35 (47/40/38 danda)1:58 AM (Jan 17)
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana
Yogini
East, from 2:26 PM North
Shraddha tithi
Navami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
2:57 PM – 4:17 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:29 PM – 4:55 PM
Amrita yoga
6:54 AM – 8:20 AM, 11:11 AM – 1:20 PM
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 1 of 29 in Magh

Month runs: Jan 16 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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