Bengali Panjika — Sunday, September 18, 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
1 Ashwin 1423
Sunday, September 18, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Ashwin 1423
- Hijri date
- 16 Dhu al-Hijjah 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
5:57 AM
Almanac sunset
6:03 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:46 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:59 PM
Day length: 12 h 6 min · Night length: 11 h 55 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Krishna paksha
Dwitiya tithi
Ends night 9/17/9 (38/18/54 danda) · 9:17 PM, 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dwitiya | night 9/17/9 (38/18/54 danda) | 9:17 PM |
| Tritiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Bhadrapada | day 6/27/25 (1/14/34 danda) | 6:27 AM |
| Revati | late night 5/0/14 (57/36/37 danda) | 5:00 AM (Sep 19) |
| Ashwini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vriddhi | night 9/0/2 (37/36/6 danda) | 9:00 PM |
| Dhruva | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 10/22/51 (11/3/9 danda) | 10:22 AM |
| Gara | night 9/17/9 (38/18/54 danda) | 9:17 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Mesha at 5:00 AM (Sep 19)
- Yogini
- North, from 9:17 PM 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
- 12:00 PM – 1:31 PM
- Barabela
- 10:29 AM – 12:00 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 4:26 PM – 5:14 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:45 AM – 9:11 AM, 12:24 PM – 3:38 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:24 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:03 PM – 7:39 PM
- Nishita
- 11:36 PM – 12:24 AM (Sep 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 30 in Ashwin
Month runs: Sep 18 – Oct 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.