Bengali Panjika — Saturday, January 17, 2026
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 1432
Saturday, January 17, 2026
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Magh 1432
- Hijri date
- 27 Rajab 1447
- Eras
- Shakabda 1947 · Samvat 2082
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
5:34 PM
Day length: 10 h 45 min · Night length: 13 h 15 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Krishna paksha
Chaturdashi tithi
Ends late night 12/46/21 (44/40/11 danda) · 12:46 AM (Jan 18), then Amavasya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturdashi | late night 12/46/21 (44/40/11 danda) | 12:46 AM (Jan 18) |
| Amavasya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Mula | day 9/22/48 (6/11/18 danda) | 9:22 AM |
| Purva Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyaghata | night 10/51/30 (39/53/4 danda) | 10:51 PM |
| Harshana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 11/58/15 (12/39/56 danda) | 11:58 AM |
| Shakuni | late night 12/46/21 (44/40/11 danda) | 12:46 AM (Jan 18) |
| Chatushpada | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- West, from 12:46 AM (Jan 18) North-east
- 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
- 6:54 AM – 8:14 AM, 4:18 PM – 5:38 PM
- Barabela
- 1:37 PM – 2:57 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 10:29 AM – 1:21 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:55 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:38 PM – 7:14 PM
- Nishita
- 11:52 PM – 12:40 AM (Jan 18)
Pujas & observances
- Ratanti Kali Puja
- Pradosha: 5:38 PM – 7:14 PM
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.