Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, January 18, 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
3 Magh 1429
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Magh 1429
- Hijri date
- 24 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
5:39 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:43 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:35 PM
Day length: 10 h 45 min · Night length: 13 h 15 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Krishna paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends day 11/58/40 (12/41/6 danda) · 11:58 AM, then Dwadashi
Shattila Ekadashi — fasting day
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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | day 11/58/40 (12/41/6 danda) | 11:58 AM |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Anuradha | day 2/5/3 (17/57/4 danda) | 2:05 PM |
| Jyeshtha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vriddhi | late night 12/27/3 (43/52/5 danda) | 12:27 AM (Jan 19) |
| Dhruva | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 11/58/40 (12/41/6 danda) | 11:58 AM |
| Kaulava | night 11/7/49 (40/33/59 danda) | 11:07 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 11:58 AM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi, Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
- 9:35 AM – 10:56 AM
- Barabela
- 12:16 PM – 1:37 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:04 PM – 3:30 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:54 AM – 8:20 AM, 10:29 AM – 11:55 AM, 3:30 PM – 4:56 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:55 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:39 PM – 7:15 PM
- Nishita
- 11:52 PM – 12:40 AM (Jan 19)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Shattila Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Jan 19, 6:54 AM – 10:29 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Jan 19, 6:54 AM – 10:29 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Jan 19, 6:54 AM – 10:29 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 of 29 in Magh
Month runs: Jan 16 – Feb 13
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.