Bengali Panjika — Friday, June 22, 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

7 Ashar 1425

Friday, June 22, 2018

Bangla Academy date
8 Ashar 1425
Hijri date
7 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

5:25 AM

Almanac sunset

6:51 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:12 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:49 PM

Day length: 13 h 27 min · Night length: 10 h 34 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha

Navami tithi

Ends day 7/30/9 (5/12/25 danda) · 7:30 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 7/30/9 (5/12/25 danda)7:30 AM
Dashamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Hastaday 6/0/26 (1/28/8 danda)6:00 AM
Chitraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Variyanaday 6/55/19 (3/45/21 danda)6:55 AM
Parighalate night 5/15/49 (59/36/37 danda)5:15 AM (Jun 23)
Shivaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 7/30/9 (5/12/25 danda)7:30 AM
Taitilanight 7/2/49 (34/4/6 danda)7:02 PM
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Tula at 5:54 PM
Yogini
East, from 7:30 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
10:27 AM – 12:08 PM
Barabela
8:46 AM – 10:27 AM
Mahendra yoga
6:18 AM – 7:12 AM, 9:54 AM – 10:47 AM
Amrita yoga
12:35 PM – 3:16 PM
Kutapa
11:41 AM – 12:35 PM
Pradosha
6:51 PM – 8:27 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Jun 23)

Pujas & observances

  • Ambubachi begins

This month

Day 7 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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