Bengali Panjika — Sunday, January 21, 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

6 Magh 1430

Sunday, January 21, 2024

Bangla Academy date
7 Magh 1430
Hijri date
8 Rajab 1445
Eras
Shakabda 1945 · Samvat 2080
Ekadashi (Putrada)

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

6:43 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:37 PM

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

Tithi

Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Shukla paksha

Ekadashi tithi

Ends night 9/45/21 (37/8/31 danda) · 9:45 PM, then Dwadashi

Putrada Ekadashi — fasting day

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
Ekadashinight 9/45/21 (37/8/31 danda)9:45 PM
Dwadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Rohinilate night 6/10/51 (58/12/16 danda)6:10 AM (Jan 22)
Mrigashiraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shukladay 12/53/22 (14/58/34 danda)12:53 PM
Brahmaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 10/7/36 (8/4/8 danda)10:07 AM
Vishtinight 9/45/21 (37/8/31 danda)9:45 PM
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
South-east, from 9:45 PM South-west
Shraddha tithi
Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
12:17 PM – 1:38 PM
Barabela
10:56 AM – 12:17 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:53 AM – 7:37 AM, 1:22 PM – 2:05 PM
Amrita yoga
7:37 AM – 10:29 AM
Kutapa
11:56 AM – 12:39 PM
Pradosha
5:41 PM – 7:17 PM
Nishita
11:53 PM – 12:41 AM (Jan 22)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

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

Putrada Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast today · পারণ on Jan 22, 6:53 AM – 10:29 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast today · পারণ on Jan 22, 6:53 AM – 10:29 AM
Nimbarka
Fast today · পারণ on Jan 22, 6:53 AM – 10:29 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

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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