Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, November 17, 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 Ogrohayon 1427

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Bangla Academy date
2 Ogrohayon 1427
Hijri date
1 Rabi' al-Thani 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

6:25 AM

Almanac sunset

5:16 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:14 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:12 PM

Day length: 10 h 51 min · Night length: 13 h 10 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Kartik · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Shukla paksha

Dwitiya tithi

Ends day 7/25/43 (2/29/38 danda) · 7:25 AM, then Tritiya

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
Dwitiyaday 7/25/43 (2/29/38 danda)7:25 AM
Tritiyalate night 5/37/7 (57/58/7 danda)5:37 AM (Nov 18)
Chaturthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Jyeshthaday 4/47/27 (25/53/57 danda)4:47 PM
Mularuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Sukarmannight 8/39/12 (35/33/20 danda)8:39 PM
Dhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 7/25/43 (2/29/38 danda)7:25 AM
Taitilanight 6/29/11 (30/8/16 danda)6:29 PM
Garalate night 5/37/7 (57/58/7 danda)5:37 AM (Nov 18)
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 4:47 PM
Yogini
North, from 7:25 AM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
1:12 PM – 2:34 PM
Barabela
7:47 AM – 9:08 AM
Mahendra yoga
5:16 PM – 7:54 PM
Amrita yoga
6:25 AM – 7:09 AM, 7:52 AM – 11:29 AM
Kutapa
11:29 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:16 PM – 6:52 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Nov 18)

Pujas & observances

  • Bhai Phonta
    • Puja in the forenoon: 6:25 AM – 10:02 AM
  • Nabanna

This month

Day 1 of 30 in Ogrohayon

Month runs: Nov 17 Dec 16

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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