Bengali Panjika — Saturday, September 26, 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

9 Ashwin 1427

Saturday, September 26, 2020

Bangla Academy date
11 Ashwin 1427
Hijri date
8 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

6:00 AM

Almanac sunset

5:55 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:48 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:50 PM

Day length: 11 h 55 min · Night length: 12 h 5 min

Tithi

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

Dashami tithi

Ends night 10/12/5 (40/29/42 danda) · 10:12 PM, then Ekadashi

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
Dashaminight 10/12/5 (40/29/42 danda)10:12 PM
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Ashadhanight 11/32/21 (43/50/22 danda)11:32 PM
Shravanaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Atigandalate night 12/41/30 (46/43/16 danda)12:41 AM (Sep 27)
Sukarmanruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 10/30/40 (11/16/9 danda)10:30 AM
Garanight 10/12/5 (40/29/42 danda)10:12 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
North, from 10:12 PM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
6:00 AM – 7:29 AM, 4:25 PM – 5:55 PM
Barabela
1:26 PM – 2:56 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:47 AM (Sep 27) – 3:35 AM (Sep 27)
Amrita yoga
6:00 AM – 6:47 AM, 7:35 AM – 9:58 AM
Kutapa
11:33 AM – 12:21 PM
Pradosha
5:55 PM – 7:31 PM
Nishita
11:33 PM – 12:21 AM (Sep 27)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 9 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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