Bengali Panjika — Thursday, June 21, 2018

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 1425

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Bangla Academy date
7 Ashar 1425
Hijri date
6 Shawwal 1439
Eras
Shakabda 1940 · Samvat 2075

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: Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha

Ashtami tithi

Ends day 8/44/6 (8/17/51 danda) · 8:44 AM, then Navami

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
Ashtamiday 8/44/6 (8/17/51 danda)8:44 AM
Navamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Phalguniday 6/30/14 (2/43/11 danda)6:30 AM
Hastaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vyatipataday 8/55/32 (8/46/27 danda)8:55 AM
Variyanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 8/44/6 (8/17/51 danda)8:44 AM
Balavanight 8/3/43 (36/36/53 danda)8:03 PM
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
North-east, from 8:44 AM East
Shraddha tithi
Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
3:29 PM – 5:10 PM
Barabela
5:10 PM – 6:51 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:24 AM – 6:18 AM, 9:53 AM – 11:41 AM
Amrita yoga
4:10 PM – 6:51 PM
Kutapa
11:41 AM – 12:35 PM
Pradosha
6:51 PM – 8:27 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Jun 22)

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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