Bengali Panjika — Saturday, November 19, 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 Ogrohayon 1423

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Bangla Academy date
4 Ogrohayon 1423
Hijri date
18 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

6:27 AM

Almanac sunset

5:16 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:16 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:12 PM

Day length: 10 h 49 min · Night length: 13 h 11 min

Tithi

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

Panchami tithi

Ends day 9/50/43 (8/28/46 danda) · 9:50 AM, 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 9/50/43 (8/28/46 danda)9:50 AM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Punarvasuday 10/58/22 (11/17/55 danda)10:58 AM
Pushyaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shubhaday 11/56/46 (13/43/55 danda)11:56 AM
Shuklaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 9/50/43 (8/28/46 danda)9:50 AM
Garanight 9/9/57 (36/46/51 danda)9:09 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
Yogini
South, from 9:50 AM West
Shraddha tithi
Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
6:27 AM – 7:48 AM, 3:55 PM – 5:16 PM
Barabela
1:13 PM – 2:34 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:56 AM (Nov 20) – 3:49 AM (Nov 20)
Amrita yoga
6:27 AM – 7:10 AM, 7:53 AM – 10:03 AM
Kutapa
11:30 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:16 PM – 6:52 PM
Nishita
11:28 PM – 12:16 AM (Nov 20)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 3 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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