Bengali Panjika — Friday, January 19, 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

4 Magh 1430

Friday, January 19, 2024

Bangla Academy date
5 Magh 1430
Hijri date
6 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

5:40 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: Pausha · Shukla paksha

Navami tithi

Ends night 11/53/29 (42/28/15 danda) · 11:53 PM, then Dashami

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
Navaminight 11/53/29 (42/28/15 danda)11:53 PM
Dashamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ashwiniday 7/40/45 (1/56/26 danda)7:40 AM
Bharanilate night 6/46/59 (59/41/59 danda)6:46 AM (Jan 20)
Krittikaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Sadhyaday 5/17/21 (25/57/56 danda)5:17 PM
Shubharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 12/40/35 (14/26/1 danda)12:40 PM
Kaulavanight 11/53/29 (42/28/16 danda)11:53 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
Yogini
East, from 11:53 PM North
Shraddha tithi
Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
10:56 AM – 12:17 PM
Barabela
9:35 AM – 10:56 AM
Mahendra yoga
10:57 PM – 11:50 PM, 5:08 AM (Jan 20) – 6:54 AM (Jan 20)
Amrita yoga
6:54 AM – 8:20 AM, 9:03 AM – 11:12 AM
Kutapa
11:55 AM – 12:38 PM
Pradosha
5:40 PM – 7:16 PM
Nishita
11:53 PM – 12:41 AM (Jan 20)

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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