Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, September 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 Ashwin 1425
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Ashwin 1425
- Hijri date
- 8 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
6:02 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:46 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:58 PM
Day length: 12 h 5 min · Night length: 11 h 55 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha
Dashami tithi
Ends night 11/26/16 (43/41/13 danda) · 11:26 PM, 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 | night 11/26/16 (43/41/13 danda) | 11:26 PM |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Ashadha | day 12/52/20 (17/16/24 danda) | 12:52 PM |
| Uttara Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shobhana | late night 4/24/46 (56/7/28 danda) | 4:24 AM (Sep 20) |
| Atiganda | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 10/28/7 (11/15/52 danda) | 10:28 AM |
| Gara | night 11/26/16 (43/41/13 danda) | 11:26 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 7:29 PM
- Yogini
- North, from 11:26 PM South-east
- 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
- 8:59 AM – 10:29 AM
- Barabela
- 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:46 AM – 7:34 AM, 2:01 PM – 4:26 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:57 AM – 6:46 AM, 7:34 AM – 8:22 AM, 10:47 AM – 1:12 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:24 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:02 PM – 7:38 PM
- Nishita
- 11:36 PM – 12:24 AM (Sep 20)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 of 31 in Ashwin
Month runs: Sep 18 – Oct 18
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.