Bengali Panjika — Saturday, November 21, 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

5 Ogrohayon 1427

Saturday, November 21, 2020

Bangla Academy date
6 Ogrohayon 1427
Hijri date
5 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

6:28 AM

Almanac sunset

5:16 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:17 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:11 PM

Day length: 10 h 48 min · Night length: 13 h 13 min

Tithi

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

Saptami tithi

Ends late night 2/15/29 (49/27/13 danda) · 2:15 AM (Nov 22), then Ashtami

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
Saptamilate night 2/15/29 (49/27/13 danda)2:15 AM (Nov 22)
Ashtamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shravanaday 3/7/58 (21/38/24 danda)3:07 PM
Dhanishtaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vriddhiday 12/27/59 (14/58/27 danda)12:27 PM
Dhruvaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 2/16/4 (19/28/39 danda)2:16 PM
Vanijalate night 2/15/29 (49/27/13 danda)2:15 AM (Nov 22)
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Kumbha at 3:25 AM (Nov 22)
Yogini
North-west, from 2:15 AM (Nov 22) North-east
Shraddha tithi
Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
6:28 AM – 7:49 AM, 3:55 PM – 5:16 PM
Barabela
1:13 PM – 2:34 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:57 AM (Nov 22) – 3:50 AM (Nov 22)
Amrita yoga
6:28 AM – 7:11 AM, 7:54 AM – 10:04 AM
Kutapa
11:30 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:16 PM – 6:52 PM
Nishita
11:28 PM – 12:16 AM (Nov 22)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 5 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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