Bengali Panjika — Friday, November 18, 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

2 Ogrohayon 1423

Friday, November 18, 2016

Bangla Academy date
3 Ogrohayon 1423
Hijri date
17 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

6:26 AM

Almanac sunset

5:16 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:15 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:12 PM

Day length: 10 h 50 min · Night length: 13 h 10 min

Tithi

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

Chaturthi tithi

Ends day 11/27/56 (12/33/30 danda) · 11:27 AM, 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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chaturthiday 11/27/56 (12/33/30 danda)11:27 AM
Panchamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ardraday 11/54/35 (13/40/9 danda)11:54 AM
Punarvasuruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Sadhyaday 2/25/53 (19/58/23 danda)2:25 PM
Shubharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 11/27/56 (12/33/30 danda)11:27 AM
Kaulavanight 10/36/41 (40/25/24 danda)10:36 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Karkata at 5:10 AM (Nov 19)
Yogini
South-west, from 11:27 AM South
Shraddha tithi
Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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
10:30 AM – 11:51 AM
Barabela
9:09 AM – 10:30 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:26 AM – 7:09 AM, 7:53 AM – 10:03 AM, 12:13 PM – 3:06 PM, 3:50 PM – 5:16 PM
Kutapa
11:29 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:16 PM – 6:52 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Nov 19)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 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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