Bengali Panjika — Thursday, January 18, 2024
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 1430
Thursday, January 18, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Magh 1430
- Hijri date
- 5 Rajab 1445
- Eras
- Shakabda 1945 · Samvat 2080
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
5:34 PM
Day length: 10 h 45 min · Night length: 13 h 15 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Shukla paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends late night 1/32/8 (46/34/39 danda) · 1:32 AM (Jan 19), then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | late night 1/32/8 (46/34/39 danda) | 1:32 AM (Jan 19) |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Revati | day 8/52/21 (4/55/11 danda) | 8:52 AM |
| Ashwini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddha | night 7/55/8 (32/32/10 danda) | 7:55 PM |
| Sadhya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 2/28/13 (18/54/54 danda) | 2:28 PM |
| Bava | late night 1/32/8 (46/34/39 danda) | 1:32 AM (Jan 19) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 8:52 AM
- Yogini
- North-east, from 1:32 AM (Jan 19) East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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 – 4:18 PM
- Barabela
- 4:18 PM – 5:39 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:54 AM – 8:20 AM, 11:12 AM – 1:21 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:36 AM (Jan 19) – 4:15 AM (Jan 19)
- Kutapa
- 11:55 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:39 PM – 7:15 PM
- Nishita
- 11:52 PM – 12:40 AM (Jan 19)
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.