Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, June 21, 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

6 Ashar 1424

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Bangla Academy date
7 Ashar 1424
Hijri date
25 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

6:51 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:12 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:48 PM

Day length: 13 h 27 min · Night length: 10 h 34 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Ashadha · Krishna paksha

Dwadashi tithi

Ends day 4/36/15 (27/58/8 danda) · 4:36 PM, then Trayodashi

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
Dwadashiday 4/36/15 (27/58/8 danda)4:36 PM
Trayodashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bharaniday 11/15/53 (14/37/13 danda)11:15 AM
Krittikaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Sukarmanday 12/55/9 (18/45/25 danda)12:55 PM
Dhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 5/44/55 (0/49/49 danda)5:44 AM
Taitiladay 4/36/15 (27/58/8 danda)4:36 PM
Garalate night 3/25/13 (55/0/34 danda)3:25 AM (Jun 22)
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Vrisha at 4:53 PM
Yogini
South-west, from 4:36 PM South
Shraddha tithi
Dwadashi — ekoddishta

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
8:46 AM – 10:27 AM
Barabela
12:08 PM – 1:49 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:06 AM – 11:41 AM, 2:22 PM – 5:57 PM
Kutapa
11:41 AM – 12:35 PM
Pradosha
6:51 PM – 8:27 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Jun 22)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Yogini Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on Jun 20 · Break the fast today 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on Jun 20 · Break the fast today 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM
Nimbarka
Fast on Jun 20 · Break the fast today 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 6 of 32 in Ashar

Month runs: Jun 16 Jul 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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