Bengali Panjika — Friday, July 20, 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
3 Srabon 1425
Friday, July 20, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Srabon 1425
- Hijri date
- 6 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
5:35 AM
Almanac sunset
6:50 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:22 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:47 PM
Day length: 13 h 15 min · Night length: 10 h 45 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashadha · Purnimanta month: Ashadha · Shukla paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends day 6/18/38 (31/48/32 danda) · 6:18 PM, 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | day 6/18/38 (31/48/32 danda) | 6:18 PM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Chitra | day 1/50/54 (20/39/11 danda) | 1:50 PM |
| Swati | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddha | day 2/28/34 (22/13/22 danda) | 2:28 PM |
| Sadhya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 6/40/21 (2/42/50 danda) | 6:40 AM |
| Bava | day 6/18/38 (31/48/32 danda) | 6:18 PM |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 6:18 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta
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
- 10:33 AM – 12:12 PM
- Barabela
- 8:54 AM – 10:33 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 11:08 PM – 11:51 PM, 4:09 AM (Jul 21) – 5:35 AM (Jul 21)
- Amrita yoga
- 5:35 AM – 7:21 AM, 8:14 AM – 10:53 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:46 AM – 12:39 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:50 PM – 8:26 PM
- Nishita
- 11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Jul 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 of 31 in Srabon
Month runs: Jul 18 – Aug 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.