Bengali Panjika — Thursday, July 19, 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

2 Srabon 1425

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Bangla Academy date
4 Srabon 1425
Hijri date
5 Dhu al-Qi'dah 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

5:34 AM

Almanac sunset

6:50 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:22 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:47 PM

Day length: 13 h 16 min · Night length: 10 h 45 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Ashadha · Purnimanta month: Ashadha · Shukla paksha

Saptami tithi

Ends night 7/8/39 (33/54/39 danda) · 7:08 PM, then Ashtami

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
Saptaminight 7/8/39 (33/54/39 danda)7:08 PM
Ashtamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Hastaday 2/1/11 (21/6/0 danda)2:01 PM
Chitraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shivaday 4/11/48 (26/32/32 danda)4:11 PM
Siddharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 7/43/25 (5/21/34 danda)7:43 AM
Vanijanight 7/8/39 (33/54/39 danda)7:08 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Tula at 1:52 AM (Jul 20)
Yogini
North-west, from 7:08 PM North-east
Shraddha tithi
Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
3:31 PM – 5:11 PM
Barabela
5:11 PM – 6:50 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:34 AM – 7:20 AM, 10:53 AM – 1:32 PM
Amrita yoga
1:17 AM (Jul 20) – 3:26 AM (Jul 20)
Kutapa
11:46 AM – 12:39 PM
Pradosha
6:50 PM – 8:26 PM
Nishita
11:48 PM – 12:36 AM (Jul 20)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 of 31 in Srabon

Month runs: Jul 18 Aug 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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