Bengali Panjika — Monday, December 14, 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

28 Ogrohayon 1427

Monday, December 14, 2020

Bangla Academy date
29 Ogrohayon 1427
Hijri date
28 Rabi' al-Thani 1442
Eras
Shakabda 1942 · Samvat 2077
Amavasya

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

6:44 AM

Almanac sunset

5:18 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:33 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:14 PM

Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 26 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Kartik · Purnimanta month: Margashirsha · Krishna paksha

Amavasya tithi

Ends night 10/35/18 (39/38/15 danda) · 10:35 PM, then Prathama

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
Amavasyanight 10/35/18 (39/38/15 danda)10:35 PM
Prathamaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Jyeshthalate night 12/56/2 (45/30/4 danda)12:56 AM (Dec 15)
Mularuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shulalate night 2/57/55 (50/34/46 danda)2:57 AM (Dec 15)
Gandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chatushpadaday 11/34/29 (12/6/13 danda)11:34 AM
Naganight 10/35/19 (39/38/16 danda)10:35 PM
Kimstughnaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 12:56 AM (Dec 15)
Yogini
North-east, from 10:35 PM East
Shraddha tithi
Amavasya — ekoddishta; Amavasya — 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
8:03 AM – 9:22 AM
Barabela
2:39 PM – 3:59 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:44 AM – 8:08 AM, 9:33 AM – 11:40 AM, 7:59 PM – 11:34 PM, 3:09 AM (Dec 15) – 4:03 AM (Dec 15)
Kutapa
11:40 AM – 12:22 PM
Pradosha
5:18 PM – 6:54 PM
Nishita
11:37 PM – 12:25 AM (Dec 15)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 28 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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