Bengali Panjika — Thursday, January 16, 2025

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

2 Magh 1431

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Bangla Academy date
2 Magh 1431
Hijri date
15 Rajab 1446
Eras
Shakabda 1946 · Samvat 2081

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

5:38 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:43 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:33 PM

Day length: 10 h 44 min · Night length: 13 h 16 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Krishna paksha

Tritiya tithi

Ends late night 5/1/51 (55/18/48 danda) · 5:01 AM (Jan 17), then Chaturthi

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
Tritiyalate night 5/1/51 (55/18/48 danda)5:01 AM (Jan 17)
Chaturthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ashleshaday 12/40/8 (14/24/31 danda)12:40 PM
Magharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ayushmanlate night 2/50/8 (49/49/31 danda)2:50 AM (Jan 17)
Saubhagyaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 4/37/24 (24/17/40 danda)4:37 PM
Vishtilate night 5/1/51 (55/18/48 danda)5:01 AM (Jan 17)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Simha at 12:40 PM
Yogini
South-east, from 5:01 AM (Jan 17) South-west
Shraddha tithi
Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
2:57 PM – 4:17 PM
Barabela
4:17 PM – 5:38 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:54 AM – 8:20 AM, 11:11 AM – 1:20 PM
Amrita yoga
1:35 AM (Jan 17) – 4:15 AM (Jan 17)
Kutapa
11:54 AM – 12:37 PM
Pradosha
5:38 PM – 7:14 PM
Nishita
11:52 PM – 12:40 AM (Jan 17)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 of 30 in Magh

Month runs: Jan 15 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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