Bengali Panjika — Friday, September 21, 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
4 Ashwin 1425
Friday, September 21, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Ashwin 1425
- Hijri date
- 10 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
5:58 AM
Almanac sunset
6:00 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:47 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:56 PM
Day length: 12 h 2 min · Night length: 11 h 58 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends late night 3/32/33 (53/55/21 danda) · 3:32 AM (Sep 22), then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | late night 3/32/33 (53/55/21 danda) | 3:32 AM (Sep 22) |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shravana | night 6/1/57 (30/8/52 danda) | 6:01 PM |
| Dhanishta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | late night 5/36/29 (59/5/11 danda) | 5:36 AM (Sep 22) |
| Dhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 2/31/31 (21/22/46 danda) | 2:31 PM |
| Balava | late night 3/32/33 (53/55/21 danda) | 3:32 AM (Sep 22) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-west, from 3:32 AM (Sep 22) South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
- 10:29 AM – 11:59 AM
- Barabela
- 8:58 AM – 10:29 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 5:58 AM – 6:46 AM, 7:34 AM – 9:59 AM, 12:23 PM – 3:36 PM, 4:24 PM – 6:00 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:35 AM – 12:23 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:00 PM – 7:36 PM
- Nishita
- 11:35 PM – 12:23 AM (Sep 22)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Parshva Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Sep 20 · Break the fast today 8:00 AM – 9:59 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Sep 20 · Break the fast today 8:00 AM – 9:59 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Sep 20 · Break the fast today 8:00 AM – 9:59 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.