Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, July 20, 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
4 Srabon 1423
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Srabon 1423
- Hijri date
- 14 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
5:35 AM
Almanac sunset
6:50 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:23 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:47 PM
Day length: 13 h 15 min · Night length: 10 h 46 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashadha · Purnimanta month: Shravana · Krishna paksha
Prathama tithi
Ends late night 4/42/12 (57/47/0 danda) · 4:42 AM (Jul 21), 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Prathama | late night 4/42/12 (57/47/0 danda) | 4:42 AM (Jul 21) |
| Dwitiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Ashadha | day 5/43/7 (30/19/16 danda) | 5:43 PM |
| Shravana | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishkambha | day 5/15/19 (29/9/48 danda) | 5:15 PM |
| Priti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 4/56/29 (28/22/42 danda) | 4:56 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 4/42/12 (57/47/0 danda) | 4:42 AM (Jul 21) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- East, from 4:42 AM (Jul 21) North
- Shraddha tithi
- Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — 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
- 8:54 AM – 10:33 AM
- Barabela
- 12:12 PM – 1:52 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:25 PM – 4:11 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:35 AM – 7:21 AM, 10:00 AM – 11:46 AM, 4:11 PM – 5:57 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:46 AM – 12:39 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:50 PM – 8:26 PM
- Nishita
- 11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Jul 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 of 32 in Srabon
Month runs: Jul 17 – Aug 17
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.