Bengali Panjika — Monday, September 19, 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

2 Ashwin 1423

Monday, September 19, 2016

Bangla Academy date
4 Ashwin 1423
Hijri date
17 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

6:02 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:46 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:58 PM

Day length: 12 h 4 min · Night length: 11 h 56 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Krishna paksha

Tritiya tithi

Ends night 6/58/4 (32/30/24 danda) · 6:58 PM, then Chaturthi

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
Tritiyanight 6/58/4 (32/30/24 danda)6:58 PM
Chaturthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ashwinilate night 3/23/57 (53/35/8 danda)3:23 AM (Sep 20)
Bharaniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhruvaday 6/0/13 (30/5/48 danda)6:00 PM
Vyaghataruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 8/8/26 (5/26/18 danda)8:08 AM
Vishtinight 6/58/4 (32/30/24 danda)6:58 PM
Bavalate night 5/46/5 (59/30/28 danda)5:46 AM (Sep 20)
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
Yogini
South-east, from 6:58 PM South-west
Shraddha tithi
Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
7:28 AM – 8:58 AM
Barabela
3:01 PM – 4:31 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
5:57 AM – 7:34 AM, 9:11 AM – 11:35 AM, 8:25 PM – 11:36 PM, 2:47 AM (Sep 20) – 3:35 AM (Sep 20)
Kutapa
11:35 AM – 12:24 PM
Pradosha
6:02 PM – 7:38 PM
Nishita
11:36 PM – 12:24 AM (Sep 20)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 of 30 in Ashwin

Month runs: Sep 18 Oct 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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