Bengali Panjika — Monday, September 21, 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
4 Ashwin 1427
Monday, September 21, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Ashwin 1427
- Hijri date
- 3 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
6:00 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:47 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:56 PM
Day length: 12 h 2 min · Night length: 11 h 59 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Adhika Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Adhika Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Chaturthi tithi
Ends day 8/2/18 (5/9/19 danda) · 8:02 AM, then Panchami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturthi | day 8/2/18 (5/9/19 danda) | 8:02 AM |
| Panchami | late night 5/43/41 (59/22/46 danda) | 5:43 AM (Sep 22) |
| Shashthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishakha | late night 3/28/37 (53/45/6 danda) | 3:28 AM (Sep 22) |
| Anuradha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vaidhriti | day 3/0/41 (22/35/16 danda) | 3:00 PM |
| Vishkambha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 8/2/18 (5/9/19 danda) | 8:02 AM |
| Bava | night 6/51/59 (32/13/31 danda) | 6:51 PM |
| Balava | late night 5/43/41 (59/22/47 danda) | 5:43 AM (Sep 22) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrischika at 9:51 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 8:02 AM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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
- 7:28 AM – 8:58 AM
- Barabela
- 2:59 PM – 4:29 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 5:58 AM – 7:34 AM, 9:10 AM – 11:35 AM, 8:23 PM – 11:35 PM, 2:47 AM (Sep 22) – 3:35 AM (Sep 22)
- Kutapa
- 11:35 AM – 12:23 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:00 PM – 7:36 PM
- Nishita
- 11:35 PM – 12:23 AM (Sep 22)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.