Bengali Panjika — Thursday, November 18, 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

1 Ogrohayon 1428

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Bangla Academy date
3 Ogrohayon 1428
Hijri date
12 Rabi' al-Thani 1443
Eras
Shakabda 1943 · Samvat 2078

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 10 min

Tithi

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

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends day 11/56/39 (13/45/41 danda) · 11:56 AM, then Purnima

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
Chaturdashiday 11/56/39 (13/45/41 danda)11:56 AM
Purnimaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bharanilate night 2/5/30 (49/7/49 danda)2:05 AM (Nov 19)
Krittikaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Variyanalate night 4/24/35 (54/55/31 danda)4:24 AM (Nov 19)
Parigharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 11/56/39 (13/45/41 danda)11:56 AM
Vishtilate night 12/47/24 (45/52/34 danda)12:47 AM (Nov 19)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
West, from 11:56 AM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Chaturdashi, 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
2:34 PM – 3:55 PM
Barabela
3:55 PM – 5:16 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:26 AM – 7:53 AM, 1:39 PM – 3:06 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

  • Nabanna

This month

Day 1 of 29 in Ogrohayon

Month runs: Nov 18 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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