Bengali Panjika — Thursday, January 16, 2031

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

1 Magh 1437

Thursday, January 16, 2031

Bangla Academy date
2 Magh 1437
Hijri date
21 Ramadan 1452
Eras
Shakabda 1952 · Samvat 2087

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

5:38 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

Ashtami tithi

Ends late night 1/56/45 (47/36/5 danda) · 1:56 AM (Jan 17), then Navami

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
Ashtamilate night 1/56/45 (47/36/5 danda)1:56 AM (Jan 17)
Navamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chitranight 11/45/50 (42/8/46 danda)11:45 PM
Swatiruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Sukarmanday 3/23/37 (21/13/15 danda)3:23 PM
Dhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 2/40/19 (19/24/59 danda)2:40 PM
Kaulavalate night 1/56/45 (47/36/5 danda)1:56 AM (Jan 17)
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Tula at 12:08 PM
Yogini
North-east, from 1:56 AM (Jan 17) East
Shraddha tithi
Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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 1 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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