Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, January 24, 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

9 Magh 1430

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Bangla Academy date
10 Magh 1430
Hijri date
11 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

6:53 AM

Almanac sunset

5:43 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:42 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:39 PM

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

Tithi

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

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends night 10/8/22 (38/7/24 danda) · 10:08 PM, then Purnima

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
Chaturdashinight 10/8/22 (38/7/24 danda)10:08 PM
Purnimaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ardraday 7/27/37 (1/25/32 danda)7:27 AM
Punarvasuruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vaidhritiday 9/0/15 (5/17/9 danda)9:00 AM
Vishkambharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 9/45/18 (7/9/45 danda)9:45 AM
Vanijanight 10/8/22 (38/7/24 danda)10:08 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Karkata at 2:27 AM (Jan 25)
Yogini
West, from 10:08 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
9:35 AM – 10:57 AM
Barabela
12:18 PM – 1:39 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:06 PM – 3:33 PM
Amrita yoga
6:53 AM – 8:20 AM, 10:30 AM – 11:56 AM, 3:33 PM – 5:00 PM
Kutapa
11:56 AM – 12:40 PM
Pradosha
5:43 PM – 7:19 PM
Nishita
11:54 PM – 12:42 AM (Jan 25)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 9 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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