Bengali Panjika — Monday, September 25, 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

8 Ashwin 1424

Monday, September 25, 2017

Bangla Academy date
10 Ashwin 1424
Hijri date
4 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

5:56 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:48 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:52 PM

Day length: 11 h 57 min · Night length: 12 h 4 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha

Panchami tithi

Ends day 1/54/24 (19/46/33 danda) · 1:54 PM, then Shashthi

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
Panchamiday 1/54/24 (19/46/33 danda)1:54 PM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Anuradharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishkambhaday 10/3/43 (10/9/50 danda)10:03 AM
Pritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 1/54/24 (19/46/33 danda)1:54 PM
Kaulavalate night 2/48/31 (52/1/51 danda)2:48 AM (Sep 26)
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
Yogini
South, from 1:54 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Panchami — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
7:29 AM – 8:58 AM
Barabela
2:57 PM – 4:26 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
5:59 AM – 7:35 AM, 9:10 AM – 11:34 AM, 8:21 PM – 11:34 PM, 2:47 AM (Sep 26) – 3:35 AM (Sep 26)
Kutapa
11:34 AM – 12:21 PM
Pradosha
5:56 PM – 7:32 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:22 AM (Sep 26)

Pujas & observances

  • Bodhan
    • In the evening: 3:33 PM – 5:56 PM

This month

Day 8 of 31 in Ashwin

Month runs: Sep 18 Oct 18

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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