Bengali Panjika — Friday, June 16, 2017
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 Ashar 1424
Friday, June 16, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Ashar 1424
- Hijri date
- 20 Ramadan 1438
- Eras
- Shakabda 1939 · Samvat 2074
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
5:24 AM
Almanac sunset
6:50 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:11 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:47 PM
Day length: 13 h 26 min · Night length: 10 h 34 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Ashadha · Krishna paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends late night 12/49/55 (48/34/32 danda) · 12:49 AM (Jun 17), 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 | late night 12/49/55 (48/34/32 danda) | 12:49 AM (Jun 17) |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shatabhisha | day 3/1/45 (24/4/9 danda) | 3:01 PM |
| Purva Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Priti | late night 12/33/43 (47/54/3 danda) | 12:33 AM (Jun 17) |
| Ayushman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 1/7/20 (19/18/5 danda) | 1:07 PM |
| Bava | late night 12/49/55 (48/34/33 danda) | 12:49 AM (Jun 17) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- North-west, from 12:49 AM (Jun 17) North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
- 10:26 AM – 12:07 PM
- Barabela
- 8:45 AM – 10:26 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:17 AM – 7:11 AM, 9:52 AM – 10:46 AM
- Amrita yoga
- 12:34 PM – 3:15 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:34 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:50 PM – 8:26 PM
- Nishita
- 11:43 PM – 12:31 AM (Jun 17)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 32 in Ashar
Month runs: Jun 16 – Jul 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.