Bengali Panjika — Sunday, November 18, 2018

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 1425

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Bangla Academy date
3 Ogrohayon 1425
Hijri date
9 Rabi' al-Awwal 1440
Eras
Shakabda 1940 · Samvat 2075

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 51 min · Night length: 13 h 10 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Kartik · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Shukla paksha

Dashami tithi

Ends day 11/5/54 (11/39/13 danda) · 11:05 AM, then Ekadashi

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
Dashamiday 11/5/54 (11/39/13 danda)11:05 AM
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Bhadrapadaday 3/14/26 (22/0/32 danda)3:14 PM
Uttara Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Harshananight 6/44/35 (30/45/57 danda)6:44 PM
Vajraruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 11/5/54 (11/39/13 danda)11:05 AM
Vanijanight 11/45/27 (43/18/5 danda)11:45 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Meena at 8:45 AM
Yogini
North, from 11:05 AM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
11:51 AM – 1:12 PM
Barabela
10:30 AM – 11:51 AM
Mahendra yoga
3:50 PM – 4:33 PM
Amrita yoga
7:09 AM – 9:19 AM, 12:13 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 19)

Pujas & observances

  • Nabanna

This month

Day 1 of 29 in Ogrohayon

Month runs: Nov 18 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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