Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, September 20, 2017
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 1424
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Ashwin 1424
- Hijri date
- 28 Dhu al-Hijjah 1438
- Eras
- Shakabda 1939 · Samvat 2074
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
Amavasya tithi
Ends day 10/57/34 (12/28/30 danda) · 10:57 AM, then Prathama
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amavasya | day 10/57/34 (12/28/30 danda) | 10:57 AM |
| Prathama | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Phalguni | late night 12/11/5 (45/32/18 danda) | 12:11 AM (Sep 21) |
| Hasta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shubha | day 1/4/21 (17/45/29 danda) | 1:04 PM |
| Shukla | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Naga | day 10/57/34 (12/28/30 danda) | 10:57 AM |
| Kimstughna | night 10/41/45 (41/48/58 danda) | 10:41 PM |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Kanya at 6:05 AM
- Yogini
- North-east, from 10:57 AM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — 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
- 8:58 AM – 10:29 AM
- Barabela
- 11:59 AM – 1:30 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:46 AM – 7:34 AM, 2:00 PM – 4:25 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:58 AM – 6:46 AM, 7:34 AM – 8:22 AM, 10:47 AM – 1:12 PM
- 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
- Mahalaya
- Within Amavasya tithi, until 10:57 AM
This month
Day 3 of 31 in Ashwin
Month runs: Sep 18 – Oct 18
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.