Bengali Panjika — Friday, September 25, 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

8 Ashwin 1427

Friday, September 25, 2020

Bangla Academy date
10 Ashwin 1427
Hijri date
7 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

5:59 AM

Almanac sunset

5:56 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:48 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:51 PM

Day length: 11 h 56 min · Night length: 12 h 4 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Adhika Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Adhika Ashwin · Shukla paksha

Navami tithi

Ends night 10/56/21 (42/21/12 danda) · 10:56 PM, then Dashami

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
Navaminight 10/56/21 (42/21/12 danda)10:56 PM
Dashamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Ashadhanight 11/34/13 (43/55/52 danda)11:34 PM
Uttara Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shobhanalate night 2/20/8 (50/50/41 danda)2:20 AM (Sep 26)
Atigandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 11/28/27 (13/41/27 danda)11:28 AM
Kaulavanight 10/56/21 (42/21/12 danda)10:56 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 5:31 AM (Sep 26)
Yogini
East, from 10:56 PM North
Shraddha tithi
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
10:28 AM – 11:57 AM
Barabela
8:58 AM – 10:28 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
5:59 AM – 6:47 AM, 7:35 AM – 9:58 AM, 12:21 PM – 3:32 PM, 4:20 PM – 5:56 PM
Kutapa
11:34 AM – 12:21 PM
Pradosha
5:56 PM – 7:32 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:22 AM (Sep 26)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 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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