Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, November 18, 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

2 Ogrohayon 1427

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Bangla Academy date
3 Ogrohayon 1427
Hijri date
2 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

6:26 AM

Almanac sunset

5:16 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:15 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:12 PM

Day length: 10 h 50 min · Night length: 13 h 11 min

Tithi

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

Chaturthi tithi

Ends late night 4/7/58 (54/13/31 danda) · 4:07 AM (Nov 19), 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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chaturthilate night 4/7/58 (54/13/31 danda)4:07 AM (Nov 19)
Panchamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Muladay 3/47/14 (23/21/42 danda)3:47 PM
Purva Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhritinight 6/7/48 (29/13/7 danda)6:07 PM
Shularuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 4/49/44 (25/57/59 danda)4:49 PM
Vishtilate night 4/7/58 (54/13/31 danda)4:07 AM (Nov 19)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South-west, from 4:07 AM (Nov 19) South
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
9:09 AM – 10:30 AM
Barabela
11:51 AM – 1:12 PM
Mahendra yoga
7:09 AM – 7:53 AM, 1:40 PM – 3:50 PM
Amrita yoga
6:26 AM – 7:09 AM, 7:53 AM – 8:36 AM, 10:46 AM – 12:56 PM
Kutapa
11:29 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:16 PM – 6:52 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Nov 19)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 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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