Bengali Panjika — Saturday, June 23, 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
8 Ashar 1425
Saturday, June 23, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 9 Ashar 1425
- Hijri date
- 8 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
Dashami tithi
Ends day 6/42/35 (3/12/57 danda) · 6:42 AM, then Ekadashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dashami | day 6/42/35 (3/12/57 danda) | 6:42 AM |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Chitra | day 5/56/17 (1/17/12 danda) | 5:56 AM |
| Swati | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shiva | late night 4/0/19 (56/27/17 danda) | 4:00 AM (Jun 24) |
| Siddha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 6/42/35 (3/12/57 danda) | 6:42 AM |
| Vanija | day 6/29/15 (32/39/37 danda) | 6:29 PM |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- North, from 6:42 AM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
- 5:25 AM – 7:06 AM, 5:11 PM – 6:51 PM
- Barabela
- 1:49 PM – 3:30 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:25 AM – 6:19 AM, 9:54 AM – 12:35 PM
- 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 24)
Pujas & observances
- Ganga Puja (Dashahara)
- Puja in the forenoon: 5:25 AM – 9:54 AM
This month
Day 8 of 32 in Ashar
Month runs: Jun 16 – Jul 17
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.