Bengali Panjika — Saturday, July 16, 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
31 Ashar 1423
Saturday, July 16, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 1 Ashar 1423
- Hijri date
- 10 Shawwal 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
5:33 AM
Almanac sunset
6:51 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:21 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:48 PM
Day length: 13 h 18 min · Night length: 10 h 43 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashadha · Purnimanta month: Ashadha · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends late night 3/6/59 (53/53/15 danda) · 3:06 AM (Jul 17), 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 | late night 3/6/59 (53/53/15 danda) | 3:06 AM (Jul 17) |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Anuradha | day 12/24/26 (17/6/51 danda) | 12:24 PM |
| Jyeshtha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shukla | night 7/12/14 (34/6/23 danda) | 7:12 PM |
| Brahma | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 2/23/39 (22/4/54 danda) | 2:23 PM |
| Balava | late night 3/6/59 (53/53/15 danda) | 3:06 AM (Jul 17) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-west, from 3:06 AM (Jul 17) South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
- 5:33 AM – 7:13 AM, 5:11 PM – 6:51 PM
- Barabela
- 1:52 PM – 3:31 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:33 AM – 6:26 AM, 9:59 AM – 12:39 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 4:11 PM – 6:51 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:45 AM – 12:39 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:51 PM – 8:27 PM
- Nishita
- 11:48 PM – 12:36 AM (Jul 17)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Shayana Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Jul 15 · Break the fast today 7:57 AM – 9:59 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Jul 15 · Break the fast today 7:57 AM – 9:59 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Jul 15 · Break the fast today 7:57 AM – 9:59 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 31 of 31 in Ashar
Month runs: Jun 16 – Jul 16
দক্ষিণায়ন sankranti today at 10:32 PM — the month ends today.
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.