Bengali Panjika — Monday, September 20, 2021

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 Ashwin 1428

Monday, September 20, 2021

Bangla Academy date
5 Ashwin 1428
Hijri date
12 Safar 1443
Eras
Shakabda 1943 · Samvat 2078
Purnima

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

5:58 AM

Almanac sunset

6:01 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:46 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:57 PM

Day length: 12 h 3 min · Night length: 11 h 57 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha

Purnima tithi

Ends late night 5/24/26 (58/35/39 danda) · 5:24 AM (Sep 21), 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
Purnimalate night 5/24/26 (58/35/39 danda)5:24 AM (Sep 21)
Prathamaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Bhadrapadalate night 5/14/33 (58/10/56 danda)5:14 AM (Sep 21)
Uttara Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shuladay 5/40/14 (29/15/9 danda)5:40 PM
Gandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 5/26/59 (28/42/1 danda)5:26 PM
Bavalate night 5/24/26 (58/35/40 danda)5:24 AM (Sep 21)
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Meena at 11:05 PM
Yogini
North-west, from 5:24 AM (Sep 21) East
Shraddha tithi
Purnima — ekoddishta; Purnima — 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
7:28 AM – 8:58 AM
Barabela
3:00 PM – 4:31 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
5:58 AM – 7:34 AM, 9:11 AM – 11:35 AM, 8:24 PM – 11:36 PM, 2:47 AM (Sep 21) – 3:35 AM (Sep 21)
Kutapa
11:35 AM – 12:23 PM
Pradosha
6:01 PM – 7:37 PM
Nishita
11:35 PM – 12:23 AM (Sep 21)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 3 of 31 in Ashwin

Month runs: Sep 18 Oct 18

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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