Bengali Panjika — Saturday, September 23, 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 Ashwin 1424
Saturday, September 23, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Ashwin 1424
- Hijri date
- 2 Muharram 1439
- 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
5:59 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: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Tritiya tithi
Ends day 11/16/25 (13/13/14 danda) · 11:16 AM, then Chaturthi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tritiya | day 11/16/25 (13/13/14 danda) | 11:16 AM |
| Chaturthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Swati | late night 3/18/47 (53/19/8 danda) | 3:18 AM (Sep 24) |
| Vishakha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Indra | day 10/8/6 (10/22/25 danda) | 10:08 AM |
| Vaidhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 11/16/25 (13/13/14 danda) | 11:16 AM |
| Vanija | night 11/46/24 (44/28/10 danda) | 11:46 PM |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 11:16 AM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Chaturthi — 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
- 5:59 AM – 7:29 AM, 4:28 PM – 5:58 PM
- Barabela
- 1:28 PM – 2:58 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:47 AM (Sep 24) – 3:35 AM (Sep 24)
- Amrita yoga
- 5:59 AM – 6:47 AM, 7:35 AM – 9:58 AM
- 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 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.