Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, November 20, 2019

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 1426

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Bangla Academy date
5 Ogrohayon 1426
Hijri date
22 Rabi' al-Awwal 1441
Eras
Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076

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

5:11 PM

Day length: 10 h 49 min · Night length: 13 h 12 min

Tithi

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

Ashtami tithi

Ends day 12/0/15 (13/52/11 danda) · 12:00 PM, then Navami

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
Ashtamiday 12/0/15 (13/52/11 danda)12:00 PM
Navamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Maghanight 7/17/29 (32/5/18 danda)7:17 PM
Purva Phalguniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Indranight 7/19/36 (32/10/35 danda)7:19 PM
Vaidhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 12/0/14 (13/52/10 danda)12:00 PM
Taitilanight 10/52/8 (41/1/55 danda)10:52 PM
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
North-east, from 12:00 PM East
Shraddha tithi
Ashtami, Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
9:09 AM – 10:30 AM
Barabela
11:51 AM – 1:13 PM
Mahendra yoga
7:10 AM – 7:53 AM, 1:40 PM – 3:49 PM
Amrita yoga
6:27 AM – 7:10 AM, 7:53 AM – 8:37 AM, 10:46 AM – 12:56 PM
Kutapa
11:30 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:16 PM – 6:52 PM
Nishita
11:28 PM – 12:16 AM (Nov 21)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 3 of 30 in Ogrohayon

Month runs: Nov 18 Dec 17

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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