Bengali Panjika — Sunday, September 20, 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

3 Ashwin 1427

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Bangla Academy date
5 Ashwin 1427
Hijri date
2 Safar 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

5:58 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: Adhika Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Adhika Ashwin · Shukla paksha

Tritiya tithi

Ends day 10/27/35 (11/13/19 danda) · 10:27 AM, then Chaturthi

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
Tritiyaday 10/27/35 (11/13/19 danda)10:27 AM
Chaturthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chitraday 6/42/54 (1/51/37 danda)6:42 AM
Swatilate night 5/3/8 (57/42/13 danda)5:03 AM (Sep 21)
Vishakharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Indranight 6/4/38 (30/15/57 danda)6:04 PM
Vaidhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 10/27/35 (11/13/19 danda)10:27 AM
Vanijanight 9/14/37 (38/10/54 danda)9:14 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South-east, from 10:27 AM South-west
Shraddha tithi
Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Chaturthi — 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
11:59 AM – 1:30 PM
Barabela
10:29 AM – 11:59 AM
Mahendra yoga
4:24 PM – 5:12 PM
Amrita yoga
6:46 AM – 9:11 AM, 12:23 PM – 3:36 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

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 3 of 30 in Ashwin

Month runs: Sep 18 Oct 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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