Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, September 18, 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

1 Ashwin 1425

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Bangla Academy date
3 Ashwin 1425
Hijri date
7 Muharram 1440
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

5:57 AM

Almanac sunset

6:03 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:46 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:59 PM

Day length: 12 h 6 min · Night length: 11 h 54 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha

Navami tithi

Ends night 9/33/53 (39/1/4 danda) · 9:33 PM, 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
Navaminight 9/33/53 (39/1/4 danda)9:33 PM
Dashamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Muladay 10/33/3 (11/28/59 danda)10:33 AM
Purva Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Saubhagyalate night 3/55/11 (54/54/18 danda)3:55 AM (Sep 19)
Shobhanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 8/44/4 (6/56/30 danda)8:44 AM
Kaulavanight 9/33/53 (39/1/4 danda)9:33 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
East, from 9:33 PM North
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
1:31 PM – 3:02 PM
Barabela
7:28 AM – 8:59 AM
Mahendra yoga
6:03 PM – 8:26 PM
Amrita yoga
5:57 AM – 6:45 AM, 7:34 AM – 11:36 AM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:24 PM
Pradosha
6:03 PM – 7:39 PM
Nishita
11:36 PM – 12:24 AM (Sep 19)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 1 of 31 in Ashwin

Month runs: Sep 18 Oct 18

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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