Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, September 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
4 Ashwin 1423
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Ashwin 1423
- Hijri date
- 19 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
5:58 AM
Almanac sunset
6:00 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:47 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:56 PM
Day length: 12 h 2 min · Night length: 11 h 59 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Krishna paksha
Panchami tithi
Ends day 2/6/27 (20/19/47 danda) · 2:06 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Panchami | day 2/6/27 (20/19/47 danda) | 2:06 PM |
| Shashthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Krittika | late night 12/3/52 (45/13/20 danda) | 12:03 AM (Sep 22) |
| Rohini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Harshana | day 11/48/49 (14/35/43 danda) | 11:48 AM |
| Vajra | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 2/6/27 (20/19/47 danda) | 2:06 PM |
| Gara | late night 12/54/48 (47/20/40 danda) | 12:54 AM (Sep 22) |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrisha at 7:17 AM
- Yogini
- South, from 2:06 PM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Panchami — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
- 8:58 AM – 10:29 AM
- Barabela
- 11:59 AM – 1:29 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:46 AM – 7:34 AM, 1:59 PM – 4:23 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:58 AM – 6:46 AM, 7:34 AM – 8:22 AM, 10:47 AM – 1:11 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:35 AM – 12:23 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:00 PM – 7:36 PM
- Nishita
- 11:35 PM – 12:23 AM (Sep 22)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.