Bengali Panjika — Monday, January 23, 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

8 Magh 1429

Monday, January 23, 2023

Bangla Academy date
9 Magh 1429
Hijri date
29 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

6:53 AM

Almanac sunset

5:43 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:42 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:38 PM

Day length: 10 h 50 min · Night length: 13 h 10 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Magha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Shukla paksha

Dwitiya tithi

Ends night 10/58/2 (40/11/13 danda) · 10:58 PM, then Tritiya

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
Dwitiyanight 10/58/2 (40/11/13 danda)10:58 PM
Tritiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhanishtalate night 5/6/34 (55/32/33 danda)5:06 AM (Jan 24)
Shatabhisharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Siddhiday 9/18/52 (6/3/19 danda)9:18 AM
Vyatipatalate night 6/14/27 (58/22/16 danda)6:14 AM (Jan 24)
Variyanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 12/6/26 (13/2/13 danda)12:06 PM
Kaulavanight 10/58/2 (40/11/13 danda)10:58 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Kumbha at 5:53 PM
Yogini
North, from 10:58 PM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
3:00 PM – 4:21 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:33 PM – 4:59 PM
Amrita yoga
6:53 AM – 8:20 AM, 11:13 AM – 1:23 PM
Kutapa
11:56 AM – 12:39 PM
Pradosha
5:43 PM – 7:19 PM
Nishita
11:54 PM – 12:42 AM (Jan 24)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 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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