Bengali Panjika — Sunday, July 24, 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

8 Srabon 1423

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Bangla Academy date
9 Srabon 1423
Hijri date
18 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

5:37 AM

Almanac sunset

6:48 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:24 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:45 PM

Day length: 13 h 12 min · Night length: 10 h 49 min

Tithi

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

Panchami tithi

Ends night 10/59/37 (43/26/13 danda) · 10:59 PM, then Shashthi

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
Panchaminight 10/59/37 (43/26/13 danda)10:59 PM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Bhadrapadaday 3/41/38 (25/11/13 danda)3:41 PM
Uttara Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shobhanaday 9/17/42 (9/11/26 danda)9:17 AM
Atigandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 12/0/24 (15/58/10 danda)12:00 PM
Taitilanight 10/59/37 (43/26/13 danda)10:59 PM
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Meena at 9:59 AM
Yogini
South, from 10:59 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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
12:12 PM – 1:51 PM
Barabela
10:33 AM – 12:12 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:37 AM – 6:29 AM, 1:32 PM – 2:24 PM
Amrita yoga
6:29 AM – 10:00 AM
Kutapa
11:46 AM – 12:39 PM
Pradosha
6:48 PM – 8:24 PM
Nishita
11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Jul 25)

Pujas & observances

  • Nag Panchami / Manasa Puja
    • Puja in the forenoon: 5:37 AM – 10:00 AM

This month

Day 8 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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