Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, June 21, 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

6 Ashar 1423

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Bangla Academy date
7 Ashar 1423
Hijri date
15 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

5:25 AM

Almanac sunset

6:51 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:12 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:48 PM

Day length: 13 h 27 min · Night length: 10 h 34 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Ashadha · Krishna paksha

Prathama tithi

Ends day 5/22/34 (29/53/50 danda) · 5:22 PM, then Dwitiya

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
Prathamaday 5/22/34 (29/53/50 danda)5:22 PM
Dwitiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Muladay 8/22/27 (7/23/32 danda)8:22 AM
Purva Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shukladay 9/58/58 (11/24/49 danda)9:58 AM
Brahmaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 5/22/35 (29/53/50 danda)5:22 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
East, from 5:22 PM North
Shraddha tithi
Prathama — ekoddishta

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
1:49 PM – 3:30 PM
Barabela
7:05 AM – 8:46 AM
Mahendra yoga
3:16 PM – 4:10 PM, 5:04 PM – 5:57 PM
Amrita yoga
5:25 AM – 8:06 AM, 9:53 AM – 12:35 PM, 4:10 PM – 5:04 PM
Kutapa
11:41 AM – 12:35 PM
Pradosha
6:51 PM – 8:27 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Jun 22)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 6 of 31 in Ashar

Month runs: Jun 16 Jul 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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