Bengali Panjika — Thursday, November 19, 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

3 Ogrohayon 1427

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Bangla Academy date
4 Ogrohayon 1427
Hijri date
3 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

6:27 AM

Almanac sunset

5:16 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:16 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:12 PM

Day length: 10 h 49 min · Night length: 13 h 11 min

Tithi

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

Panchami tithi

Ends late night 3/2/29 (51/28/7 danda) · 3:02 AM (Nov 20), then Shashthi

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
Panchamilate night 3/2/29 (51/28/7 danda)3:02 AM (Nov 20)
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Ashadhaday 3/8/26 (21/43/1 danda)3:08 PM
Uttara Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shuladay 3/53/48 (23/36/25 danda)3:53 PM
Gandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 3/32/10 (22/42/19 danda)3:32 PM
Balavalate night 3/2/29 (51/28/7 danda)3:02 AM (Nov 20)
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 9:02 PM
Yogini
South, from 3:02 AM (Nov 20) West
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
2:34 PM – 3:55 PM
Barabela
3:55 PM – 5:16 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:27 AM – 7:53 AM, 1:40 PM – 3:06 PM
Kutapa
11:30 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:16 PM – 6:52 PM
Nishita
11:28 PM – 12:16 AM (Nov 20)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 3 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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