Bengali Panjika — Friday, January 17, 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
3 Magh 1431
Friday, January 17, 2025
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Magh 1431
- Hijri date
- 16 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
5:39 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: Magha · Krishna paksha
Chaturthi tithi
Ends late night 6/12/42 (58/16/4 danda) · 6:12 AM (Jan 18), then Panchami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturthi | late night 6/12/42 (58/16/4 danda) | 6:12 AM (Jan 18) |
| Panchami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Magha | day 2/3/26 (17/52/54 danda) | 2:03 PM |
| Purva Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Saubhagya | late night 2/31/56 (49/4/9 danda) | 2:31 AM (Jan 18) |
| Shobhana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 5/33/52 (26/38/59 danda) | 5:33 PM |
| Balava | late night 6/12/42 (58/16/4 danda) | 6:12 AM (Jan 18) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- South-west, from 6:12 AM (Jan 18) South
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Chaturthi — 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 – 12:16 PM
- Barabela
- 9:35 AM – 10:56 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 10:57 PM – 11:50 PM, 5:08 AM (Jan 18) – 6:54 AM (Jan 18)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:54 AM – 8:20 AM, 9:03 AM – 11:12 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:55 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:39 PM – 7:15 PM
- Nishita
- 11:52 PM – 12:40 AM (Jan 18)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 of 30 in Magh
Month runs: Jan 15 – 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.