Bengali Panjika — Saturday, January 17, 2032

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 1438

Saturday, January 17, 2032

Bangla Academy date
3 Magh 1438
Hijri date
3 Shawwal 1453
Eras
Shakabda 1953 · Samvat 2088

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

5:34 PM

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

Tithi

Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Shukla paksha

Panchami tithi

Ends day 3/33/47 (21/38/42 danda) · 3:33 PM, then Shashthi

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
Panchamiday 3/33/47 (21/38/42 danda)3:33 PM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Bhadrapadaday 5/26/4 (26/19/25 danda)5:26 PM
Uttara Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Variyanaday 8/25/48 (3/48/43 danda)8:25 AM
Parighalate night 5/43/36 (57/3/15 danda)5:43 AM (Jan 18)
Shivaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 3/33/47 (21/38/42 danda)3:33 PM
Kaulavalate night 2/40/13 (49/24/46 danda)2:40 AM (Jan 18)
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Meena at 11:44 AM
Yogini
South, from 3:33 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Panchami — 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
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 – 1:20 PM
Kutapa
11:55 AM – 12:37 PM
Pradosha
5:38 PM – 7:14 PM
Nishita
11:52 PM – 12:40 AM (Jan 18)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 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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