Bengali Panjika — Thursday, September 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
4 Ashwin 1424
Thursday, September 21, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Ashwin 1424
- Hijri date
- 29 Dhu al-Hijjah 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
5:58 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 58 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Prathama tithi
Ends day 10/33/14 (11/26/52 danda) · 10:33 AM, then Dwitiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prathama | day 10/33/14 (11/26/52 danda) | 10:33 AM |
| Dwitiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Hasta | late night 12/43/59 (46/53/45 danda) | 12:43 AM (Sep 22) |
| Chitra | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shukla | day 11/41/40 (14/17/57 danda) | 11:41 AM |
| Brahma | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 10/33/14 (11/26/52 danda) | 10:33 AM |
| Balava | night 10/32/39 (41/25/24 danda) | 10:32 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- East, from 10:33 AM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
- 2:59 PM – 4:30 PM
- Barabela
- 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 5:58 AM – 7:34 AM, 1:59 PM – 3:36 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 31 in Ashwin
Month runs: Sep 18 – Oct 18
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.