Bengali Panjika — Thursday, January 20, 2028

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

5 Magh 1434

Thursday, January 20, 2028

Bangla Academy date
6 Magh 1434
Hijri date
22 Sha'ban 1449
Eras
Shakabda 1949 · Samvat 2084

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

6:54 AM

Almanac sunset

5:40 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:43 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:36 PM

Day length: 10 h 47 min · Night length: 13 h 13 min

Tithi

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

Navami tithi

Ends day 5/2/22 (25/20/48 danda) · 5:02 PM, then Dashami

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
Navamiday 5/2/22 (25/20/48 danda)5:02 PM
Dashamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Swatiday 10/59/48 (10/14/23 danda)10:59 AM
Vishakharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shulanight 7/0/22 (30/15/47 danda)7:00 PM
Gandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 5/2/22 (25/20/48 danda)5:02 PM
Vanijalate night 4/38/29 (54/21/5 danda)4:38 AM (Jan 21)
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Vrischika at 4:49 AM (Jan 21)
Yogini
East, from 5:02 PM North
Shraddha tithi
Navami — ekoddishta

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
2:59 PM – 4:19 PM
Barabela
4:19 PM – 5:40 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:54 AM – 8:20 AM, 11:12 AM – 1:22 PM
Amrita yoga
1:36 AM (Jan 21) – 4:15 AM (Jan 21)
Kutapa
11:55 AM – 12:38 PM
Pradosha
5:40 PM – 7:16 PM
Nishita
11:53 PM – 12:41 AM (Jan 21)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 5 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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