Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, September 20, 2016
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 Ashwin 1423
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Ashwin 1423
- Hijri date
- 18 Dhu al-Hijjah 1437
- Eras
- Shakabda 1938 · Samvat 2073
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
5:58 AM
Almanac sunset
6:01 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:46 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:57 PM
Day length: 12 h 3 min · Night length: 11 h 57 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Krishna paksha
Chaturthi tithi
Ends day 4/32/48 (26/26/27 danda) · 4:32 PM, 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 | day 4/32/48 (26/26/27 danda) | 4:32 PM |
| Panchami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bharani | late night 1/43/17 (49/22/41 danda) | 1:43 AM (Sep 21) |
| Krittika | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyaghata | day 2/55/10 (22/22/23 danda) | 2:55 PM |
| Harshana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 4/32/48 (26/26/27 danda) | 4:32 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 3/19/31 (53/23/15 danda) | 3:19 AM (Sep 21) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- South-west, from 4:32 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturthi — 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
- 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
- Barabela
- 7:28 AM – 8:58 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:01 PM – 8:24 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:58 AM – 6:46 AM, 7:34 AM – 11:35 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:35 AM – 12:23 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:01 PM – 7:37 PM
- Nishita
- 11:35 PM – 12:23 AM (Sep 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 of 30 in Ashwin
Month runs: Sep 18 – Oct 17
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.