Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, June 18, 2019

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 Ashar 1426

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Bangla Academy date
4 Ashar 1426
Hijri date
14 Shawwal 1440
Eras
Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076

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

5:24 AM

Almanac sunset

6:50 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:11 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:48 PM

Day length: 13 h 26 min · Night length: 10 h 34 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Ashadha · Krishna paksha

Prathama tithi

Ends day 2/28/22 (22/40/1 danda) · 2:28 PM, then Dwitiya

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
Prathamaday 2/28/22 (22/40/1 danda)2:28 PM
Dwitiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Muladay 12/26/14 (17/34/42 danda)12:26 PM
Purva Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shuklanight 8/4/22 (36/40/0 danda)8:04 PM
Brahmaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 2/28/22 (22/40/1 danda)2:28 PM
Taitilalate night 2/47/24 (53/27/36 danda)2:47 AM (Jun 19)
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
East, from 2:28 PM North
Shraddha tithi
Prathama — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
1:48 PM – 3:29 PM
Barabela
7:05 AM – 8:45 AM
Mahendra yoga
3:15 PM – 4:09 PM, 5:03 PM – 5:57 PM
Amrita yoga
5:24 AM – 8:05 AM, 9:53 AM – 12:34 PM, 4:09 PM – 5:03 PM
Kutapa
11:40 AM – 12:34 PM
Pradosha
6:50 PM – 8:26 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:31 AM (Jun 19)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 of 31 in Ashar

Month runs: Jun 17 Jul 17

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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