Bengali Panjika — Friday, September 18, 2020
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 Ashwin 1427
Friday, September 18, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Ashwin 1427
- Hijri date
- 29 Muharram 1442
- Eras
- Shakabda 1942 · Samvat 2077
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
5:57 AM
Almanac sunset
6:03 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:46 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:59 PM
Day length: 12 h 6 min · Night length: 11 h 55 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Adhika Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Adhika Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Prathama tithi
Ends day 3/15/56 (23/15/48 danda) · 3:15 PM, then Dwitiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prathama | day 3/15/56 (23/15/48 danda) | 3:15 PM |
| Dwitiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Phalguni | day 9/57/54 (10/0/43 danda) | 9:57 AM |
| Hasta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shukla | late night 12/15/30 (45/44/42 danda) | 12:15 AM (Sep 19) |
| Brahma | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 3/15/56 (23/15/48 danda) | 3:15 PM |
| Balava | late night 2/6/1 (50/21/0 danda) | 2:06 AM (Sep 19) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- East, from 3:15 PM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama, Dwitiya — 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
- 10:29 AM – 12:00 PM
- Barabela
- 8:59 AM – 10:29 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 5:57 AM – 6:45 AM, 7:34 AM – 9:59 AM, 12:24 PM – 3:38 PM, 4:26 PM – 6:03 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:24 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:03 PM – 7:39 PM
- Nishita
- 11:36 PM – 12:24 AM (Sep 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 30 in Ashwin
Month runs: Sep 18 – Oct 17
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.