Bengali Panjika — Thursday, July 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

5 Srabon 1423

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Bangla Academy date
6 Srabon 1423
Hijri date
15 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

6:49 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:23 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:46 PM

Day length: 13 h 14 min · Night length: 10 h 46 min

Tithi

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

Dwitiya tithi

Ends late night 3/51/55 (55/40/13 danda) · 3:51 AM (Jul 22), then Tritiya

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
Dwitiyalate night 3/51/55 (55/40/13 danda)3:51 AM (Jul 22)
Tritiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shravanaday 5/50/20 (30/36/14 danda)5:50 PM
Dhanishtaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Pritiday 3/47/2 (25/27/59 danda)3:47 PM
Ayushmanruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 4/20/36 (26/51/55 danda)4:20 PM
Garalate night 3/51/55 (55/40/13 danda)3:51 AM (Jul 22)
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
Yogini
North, from 3:51 AM (Jul 22) South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
3:31 PM – 5:10 PM
Barabela
5:10 PM – 6:49 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:35 AM – 7:21 AM, 10:53 AM – 1:32 PM
Amrita yoga
1:17 AM (Jul 22) – 3:26 AM (Jul 22)
Kutapa
11:46 AM – 12:39 PM
Pradosha
6:49 PM – 8:25 PM
Nishita
11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Jul 22)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 5 of 32 in Srabon

Month runs: Jul 17 Aug 17

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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