Bengali Panjika — Saturday, September 22, 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

5 Ashwin 1425

Saturday, September 22, 2018

Bangla Academy date
7 Ashwin 1425
Hijri date
11 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

5:59 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:47 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:55 PM

Day length: 12 h 1 min · Night length: 11 h 59 min

Tithi

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

Trayodashi tithi

Ends late night 5/25/21 (58/36/33 danda) · 5:25 AM (Sep 23), then Chaturdashi

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
Trayodashilate night 5/25/21 (58/36/33 danda)5:25 AM (Sep 23)
Chaturdashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhanishtanight 8/32/7 (36/23/29 danda)8:32 PM
Shatabhisharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 4/30/35 (26/19/38 danda)4:30 PM
Taitilalate night 5/25/21 (58/36/33 danda)5:25 AM (Sep 23)
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Kumbha at 7:18 AM
Yogini
South, from 5:25 AM (Sep 23) West
Shraddha tithi
Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
5:58 AM – 7:28 AM, 4:29 PM – 5:59 PM
Barabela
1:29 PM – 2:59 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:47 AM (Sep 23) – 3:35 AM (Sep 23)
Amrita yoga
5:58 AM – 6:46 AM, 7:34 AM – 9:59 AM
Kutapa
11:35 AM – 12:23 PM
Pradosha
5:59 PM – 7:35 PM
Nishita
11:35 PM – 12:23 AM (Sep 23)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 5 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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