Bengali Panjika — Friday, September 20, 2024

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 1431

Friday, September 20, 2024

Bangla Academy date
5 Ashwin 1431
Hijri date
16 Rabi' al-Awwal 1446
Eras
Shakabda 1946 · Samvat 2081

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: Ashwin · Krishna paksha

Tritiya tithi

Ends late night 1/59/25 (50/2/53 danda) · 1:59 AM (Sep 21), then Chaturthi

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
Tritiyalate night 1/59/25 (50/2/53 danda)1:59 AM (Sep 21)
Chaturthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Revatiday 10/2/13 (10/9/54 danda)10:02 AM
Ashwiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhruvanight 9/15/54 (38/14/6 danda)9:15 PM
Vyaghataruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 3/10/17 (23/0/5 danda)3:10 PM
Vishtilate night 1/59/25 (50/2/53 danda)1:59 AM (Sep 21)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 10:02 AM
Yogini
South-east, from 1:59 AM (Sep 21) South-west
Shraddha tithi
Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
10:29 AM – 11:59 AM
Barabela
8:58 AM – 10:29 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
5:58 AM – 6:46 AM, 7:34 AM – 9:59 AM, 12:23 PM – 3:36 PM, 4:24 PM – 6:01 PM
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 30 in Ashwin

Month runs: Sep 18 Oct 17

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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