Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, November 23, 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

7 Ogrohayon 1423

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Bangla Academy date
8 Ogrohayon 1423
Hijri date
22 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

6:29 AM

Almanac sunset

5:15 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:19 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:11 PM

Day length: 10 h 46 min · Night length: 13 h 15 min

Tithi

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

Navami tithi

Ends day 7/36/5 (2/45/18 danda) · 7:36 AM, then Dashami

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
Navamiday 7/36/5 (2/45/18 danda)7:36 AM
Dashamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Phalguniday 11/24/0 (12/15/5 danda)11:24 AM
Uttara Phalguniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishkambhalate night 4/40/56 (55/27/26 danda)4:40 AM (Nov 24)
Pritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 7/36/5 (2/45/18 danda)7:36 AM
Vanijanight 7/52/55 (33/27/23 danda)7:52 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Kanya at 5:40 PM
Yogini
East, from 7:36 AM North
Shraddha tithi
Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
9:11 AM – 10:32 AM
Barabela
11:52 AM – 1:13 PM
Mahendra yoga
7:13 AM – 7:56 AM, 1:40 PM – 3:49 PM
Amrita yoga
6:29 AM – 7:13 AM, 7:56 AM – 8:39 AM, 10:48 AM – 12:57 PM
Kutapa
11:31 AM – 12:14 PM
Pradosha
5:15 PM – 6:51 PM
Nishita
11:29 PM – 12:17 AM (Nov 24)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 7 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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