Bengali Panjika — Friday, June 17, 2016
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 Ashar 1423
Friday, June 17, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Ashar 1423
- Hijri date
- 11 Ramadan 1437
- Eras
- Shakabda 1938 · Samvat 2073
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
5:24 AM
Almanac sunset
6:50 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:11 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:47 PM
Day length: 13 h 26 min · Night length: 10 h 34 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends day 12/19/31 (17/18/3 danda) · 12:19 PM, then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | day 12/19/31 (17/18/3 danda) | 12:19 PM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishakha | late night 2/39/59 (53/9/13 danda) | 2:39 AM (Jun 18) |
| Anuradha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shiva | day 9/26/42 (10/6/1 danda) | 9:26 AM |
| Siddha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 12/19/31 (17/18/3 danda) | 12:19 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 1/15/43 (49/38/34 danda) | 1:15 AM (Jun 18) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrischika at 8:03 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 12:19 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi, Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 10:26 AM – 12:07 PM
- Barabela
- 8:45 AM – 10:26 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:18 AM – 7:11 AM, 9:53 AM – 10:46 AM
- Amrita yoga
- 12:34 PM – 3:15 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:34 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:50 PM – 8:26 PM
- Nishita
- 11:43 PM – 12:31 AM (Jun 18)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Nirjala Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Jun 16 · Break the fast today 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Jun 16 · Break the fast today 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Jun 16 · Break the fast today 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 of 31 in Ashar
Month runs: Jun 16 – Jul 16
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.