Bengali Panjika — Saturday, January 21, 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

6 Magh 1429

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Bangla Academy date
7 Magh 1429
Hijri date
27 Jumada al-Thani 1444
Eras
Shakabda 1944 · Samvat 2079
Amavasya

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

6:53 AM

Almanac sunset

5:41 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:42 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:37 PM

Day length: 10 h 48 min · Night length: 13 h 12 min

Tithi

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

Amavasya tithi

Ends late night 3/38/5 (51/50/29 danda) · 3:38 AM (Jan 22), then Prathama

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
Amavasyalate night 3/38/5 (51/50/29 danda)3:38 AM (Jan 22)
Prathamaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Ashadhaday 10/1/3 (7/47/54 danda)10:01 AM
Uttara Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Harshanaday 3/36/41 (21/47/0 danda)3:36 PM
Vajraruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chatushpadaday 4/48/40 (24/46/59 danda)4:48 PM
Nagalate night 3/38/5 (51/50/29 danda)3:38 AM (Jan 22)
Kimstughnaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 3:36 PM
Yogini
North-east, from 3:38 AM (Jan 22) East
Shraddha tithi
Amavasya — ekoddishta; Amavasya — 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
6:53 AM – 8:14 AM, 4:20 PM – 5:41 PM
Barabela
1:38 PM – 2:59 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
10:29 AM – 1:22 PM
Kutapa
11:56 AM – 12:39 PM
Pradosha
5:41 PM – 7:17 PM
Nishita
11:53 PM – 12:41 AM (Jan 22)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 6 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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