Bengali Panjika — Thursday, November 17, 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

1 Ogrohayon 1423

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Bangla Academy date
2 Ogrohayon 1423
Hijri date
16 Safar 1438
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

6:25 AM

Almanac sunset

5:16 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:14 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:12 PM

Day length: 10 h 51 min · Night length: 13 h 10 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Kartik · Purnimanta month: Margashirsha · Krishna paksha

Tritiya tithi

Ends day 1/22/49 (17/22/24 danda) · 1:22 PM, then Chaturthi

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
Tritiyaday 1/22/49 (17/22/24 danda)1:22 PM
Chaturthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Mrigashiraday 1/8/14 (16/45/57 danda)1:08 PM
Ardraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Siddhaday 5/9/29 (26/49/5 danda)5:09 PM
Sadhyaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 1/22/49 (17/22/24 danda)1:22 PM
Bavalate night 12/23/25 (44/53/54 danda)12:23 AM (Nov 18)
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
Yogini
South-east, from 1:22 PM South-west
Shraddha tithi
Tritiya — ekoddishta; Chaturthi — 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
2:34 PM – 3:55 PM
Barabela
3:55 PM – 5:16 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:25 AM – 7:52 AM, 1:39 PM – 3:06 PM
Kutapa
11:29 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:16 PM – 6:52 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Nov 18)

Pujas & observances

  • Nabanna

This month

Day 1 of 30 in Ogrohayon

Month runs: Nov 17 Dec 16

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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