Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, November 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

4 Ogrohayon 1431

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Bangla Academy date
5 Ogrohayon 1431
Hijri date
17 Jumada 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

6:27 AM

Almanac sunset

5:16 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:17 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:11 PM

Day length: 10 h 48 min · Night length: 13 h 12 min

Tithi

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

Panchami tithi

Ends night 9/6/40 (36/36/51 danda) · 9:06 PM, 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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Panchaminight 9/6/40 (36/36/51 danda)9:06 PM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Punarvasunight 7/42/21 (33/6/4 danda)7:42 PM
Pushyaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shubhanight 6/30/6 (30/5/27 danda)6:30 PM
Shuklaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 9/16/28 (7/1/22 danda)9:16 AM
Taitilanight 9/6/40 (36/36/51 danda)9:06 PM
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Karkata at 1:37 PM
Yogini
South, from 9:06 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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
9:10 AM – 10:31 AM
Barabela
11:52 AM – 1:13 PM
Mahendra yoga
7:11 AM – 7:54 AM, 1:40 PM – 3:49 PM
Amrita yoga
6:27 AM – 7:11 AM, 7:54 AM – 8:37 AM, 10:47 AM – 12:56 PM
Kutapa
11:30 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:16 PM – 6:52 PM
Nishita
11:28 PM – 12:16 AM (Nov 21)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 4 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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