Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, January 17, 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

2 Magh 1429

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Bangla Academy date
3 Magh 1429
Hijri date
23 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

5:34 PM

Day length: 10 h 44 min · Night length: 13 h 15 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Krishna paksha

Dashami tithi

Ends day 1/24/42 (16/16/3 danda) · 1:24 PM, then Ekadashi

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
Dashamiday 1/24/42 (16/16/3 danda)1:24 PM
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishakhaday 2/53/52 (19/58/57 danda)2:53 PM
Anuradharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Gandalate night 3/0/13 (50/14/50 danda)3:00 AM (Jan 18)
Vriddhiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 1/24/42 (16/16/3 danda)1:24 PM
Bavalate night 12/44/16 (44/34/56 danda)12:44 AM (Jan 18)
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrischika at 9:02 AM
Yogini
North, from 1:24 PM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dashami — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
1:37 PM – 2:57 PM
Barabela
8:14 AM – 9:35 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
9:03 AM – 11:12 AM, 1:20 PM – 2:46 PM, 3:29 PM – 4:55 PM
Kutapa
11:55 AM – 12:38 PM
Pradosha
5:38 PM – 7:14 PM
Nishita
11:52 PM – 12:40 AM (Jan 18)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 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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