Drik Panchang for Sunday, September 18, 2016

This is the daily drik panchang, calculated for Dhaka. Drik means the reckoning is done by modern astronomy, from where the sun and moon actually are in the sky. You will find the exact times when the tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana change, along with the day's auspicious and inauspicious periods. Printed Bengali almanacs follow the older Surya Siddhanta method, and you can see that reckoning on the Bengali Panjika page.

Sunday, September 18, 2016•3 Ashwin 1423 BS

Panchang at a Glance

Tithi
Dwitiya (until 6:51 PM), Tritiya
Paksha
Krishna (waning)
Nakshatra
Revati (until 1:25 AM (Sep 19)), Ashwini
Yoga
Vriddhi, Dhruva
Karana
Taitila, Gara, Vanija, Vishti
Masa (Lunar Month)
Bhadrapada
Ritu (Season)
Sharad (Autumn)
Ayana
Dakshinayana
Vikram Samvat
2073
Shaka Samvat
1938 (Durmukha)
Moon Rashi
Meena (Pisces)
Sun Rashi
Kanya (Virgo)

Sun & Moon

Sunrise

5:45 AM

Sunset

5:58 PM

Moonrise

7:18 PM

Moonset

7:03 AM

Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga & Karana Timings

All times are in Bangladesh time. A panchang day runs from one sunrise to the next, so a single day can have two tithis or two nakshatras.

Tithi

NameStartsEnds
Dwitiya5:45 AM6:51 PM
Tritiya6:52 PM5:46 AM (Sep 19)

Nakshatra

NameStartsEnds
Revati5:45 AM1:25 AM (Sep 19)
Ashwini1:26 AM (Sep 19)5:46 AM (Sep 19)

Yoga

NameStartsEnds
Vriddhi5:45 AM5:01 PM
Dhruva5:02 PM5:46 AM (Sep 19)

Karana

NameStartsEnds
Taitila5:45 AM8:28 AM
Gara8:29 AM6:51 PM
Vanija6:52 PM5:14 AM (Sep 19)
Vishti5:15 AM (Sep 19)5:46 AM (Sep 19)

Auspicious Timings (Shubh Muhurat)

These windows are considered good for starting new work, setting out on a journey, a puja or any other important occasion.

Abhijit Muhurta
11:27 AM – 12:16 PM
Brahma Muhurta
4:11 AM – 4:58 AM
Amrit Kalam
11:16 PM – 12:42 AM (Sep 19)

Inauspicious Timings

Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal, Dur Muhurta and Varjyam. By tradition people avoid starting auspicious work during these periods.

Rahu Kaal
4:27 PM – 5:58 PM
Yamaganda
11:52 AM – 1:23 PM
Gulika Kaal
2:55 PM – 4:27 PM
Dur Muhurta
8:12 AM – 9:01 AM, 9:50 AM – 10:38 AM, 4:21 PM – 5:09 PM
Varjyam
2:38 PM – 4:04 PM
Printed almanacs work this day out with the older Surya Siddhanta method. That shifts tithi times by a few minutes, and now and then moves a festival by a day. See the traditional panjika →

How These Times Are Calculated

  • All times are calculated for Dhaka and shown in Bangladesh time, using the Lahiri (Chitra Paksha) ayanamsa.
  • The tithi listed first is the udaya tithi, the one running at sunrise. By tradition this is the tithi used to fix the day of a vrat or festival.
  • Periods like Rahu Kaal and Abhijit Muhurta are worked out from sunrise and sunset, so they will be a few minutes different in cities other than Dhaka.
  • Printed almanacs such as Bisuddha Siddhanta and Gupta Press can differ from these times by a few minutes, and now and then by a whole day.