Bengali Panjika — Thursday, January 19, 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

4 Magh 1429

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Bangla Academy date
5 Magh 1429
Hijri date
25 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

5:40 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: Magha · Krishna paksha

Dwadashi tithi

Ends day 10/12/43 (8/16/28 danda) · 10:12 AM, then Trayodashi

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
Dwadashiday 10/12/43 (8/16/28 danda)10:12 AM
Trayodashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Jyeshthaday 12/57/18 (15/7/56 danda)12:57 PM
Mularuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhruvanight 9/39/55 (36/54/29 danda)9:39 PM
Vyaghataruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 10/12/43 (8/16/28 danda)10:12 AM
Garanight 9/13/39 (35/48/49 danda)9:13 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 12:57 PM
Yogini
South-west, from 10:12 AM South
Shraddha tithi
Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
2:58 PM – 4:19 PM
Barabela
4:19 PM – 5:40 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:54 AM – 8:20 AM, 11:12 AM – 1:21 PM
Amrita yoga
1:36 AM (Jan 20) – 4:15 AM (Jan 20)
Kutapa
11:55 AM – 12:38 PM
Pradosha
5:40 PM – 7:16 PM
Nishita
11:53 PM – 12:41 AM (Jan 20)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Shattila Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on Jan 18 · Break the fast today 6:54 AM – 10:29 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on Jan 18 · Break the fast today 6:54 AM – 10:29 AM
Nimbarka
Fast on Jan 18 · Break the fast today 6:54 AM – 10:29 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 4 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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