Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, July 18, 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 Srabon 1424

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Bangla Academy date
3 Srabon 1424
Hijri date
23 Shawwal 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

5:34 AM

Almanac sunset

6:50 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:22 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:47 PM

Day length: 13 h 16 min · Night length: 10 h 44 min

Tithi

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

Navami tithi

Ends day 6/34/26 (2/29/59 danda) · 6:34 AM, then Dashami

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
Navamiday 6/34/26 (2/29/59 danda)6:34 AM
Dashamilate night 4/20/45 (56/55/47 danda)4:20 AM (Jul 19)
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bharaninight 7/32/23 (34/54/53 danda)7:32 PM
Krittikaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shulanight 10/23/35 (42/2/51 danda)10:23 PM
Gandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 6/34/26 (2/29/59 danda)6:34 AM
Vanijaday 5/29/9 (29/46/47 danda)5:29 PM
Vishtilate night 4/20/45 (56/55/47 danda)4:20 AM (Jul 19)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Vrisha at 1:10 AM (Jul 19)
Yogini
East, from 6:34 AM North
Shraddha tithi
Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
1:52 PM – 3:31 PM
Barabela
7:14 AM – 8:53 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:13 AM – 10:53 AM, 1:32 PM – 3:18 PM, 4:11 PM – 5:57 PM
Kutapa
11:46 AM – 12:39 PM
Pradosha
6:50 PM – 8:26 PM
Nishita
11:48 PM – 12:36 AM (Jul 19)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 1 of 31 in Srabon

Month runs: Jul 18 Aug 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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