Bengali Panjika — Friday, September 23, 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
6 Ashwin 1423
Friday, September 23, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Ashwin 1423
- Hijri date
- 21 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
5:59 AM
Almanac sunset
5:58 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:47 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:54 PM
Day length: 11 h 59 min · Night length: 12 h 1 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Krishna paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends day 9/31/27 (8/50/41 danda) · 9:31 AM, then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | day 9/31/27 (8/50/41 danda) | 9:31 AM |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Mrigashira | night 9/8/56 (37/54/24 danda) | 9:08 PM |
| Ardra | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyatipata | late night 3/2/33 (52/38/26 danda) | 3:02 AM (Sep 24) |
| Variyana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 9/31/27 (8/50/41 danda) | 9:31 AM |
| Balava | night 8/29/50 (36/16/39 danda) | 8:29 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Mithuna at 9:48 AM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 9:31 AM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
- 10:28 AM – 11:58 AM
- Barabela
- 8:58 AM – 10:28 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 5:59 AM – 6:47 AM, 7:35 AM – 9:58 AM, 12:22 PM – 3:34 PM, 4:22 PM – 5:58 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:34 AM – 12:22 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:58 PM – 7:34 PM
- Nishita
- 11:34 PM – 12:22 AM (Sep 24)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.