Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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
2 Ashwin 1430
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Ashwin 1430
- Hijri date
- 4 Rabi' al-Awwal 1445
- Eras
- Shakabda 1945 · Samvat 2080
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 4 min · Night length: 11 h 56 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha
Panchami tithi
Ends day 11/12/37 (13/6/27 danda) · 11:12 AM, 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Panchami | day 11/12/37 (13/6/27 danda) | 11:12 AM |
| Shashthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishakha | day 1/19/30 (18/23/40 danda) | 1:19 PM |
| Anuradha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishkambha | late night 2/22/54 (51/2/11 danda) | 2:22 AM (Sep 21) |
| Priti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 11/12/37 (13/6/27 danda) | 11:12 AM |
| Kaulava | night 10/58/34 (42/31/20 danda) | 10:58 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrischika at 7:14 AM
- Yogini
- South, from 11:12 AM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
- 8:59 AM – 10:29 AM
- Barabela
- 11:59 AM – 1:30 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:46 AM – 7:34 AM, 2:00 PM – 4:25 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:58 AM – 6:46 AM, 7:34 AM – 8:22 AM, 10:47 AM – 1:12 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:35 AM – 12:24 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:01 PM – 7:37 PM
- Nishita
- 11:36 PM – 12:24 AM (Sep 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 of 30 in Ashwin
Month runs: Sep 19 – Oct 18
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.