Bengali Panjika — Sunday, July 14, 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
28 Ashar 1426
Sunday, July 14, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 30 Ashar 1426
- Hijri date
- 10 Dhu al-Qi'dah 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
5:32 AM
Almanac sunset
6:52 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:20 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:49 PM
Day length: 13 h 19 min · Night length: 10 h 41 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashadha · Purnimanta month: Ashadha · Shukla paksha
Trayodashi tithi
Ends late night 1/47/10 (50/36/28 danda) · 1:47 AM (Jul 15), 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Trayodashi | late night 1/47/10 (50/36/28 danda) | 1:47 AM (Jul 15) |
| Chaturdashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Jyeshtha | night 7/20/3 (34/28/42 danda) | 7:20 PM |
| Mula | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shukla | day 6/58/10 (3/33/59 danda) | 6:58 AM |
| Brahma | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 1/52/6 (20/48/50 danda) | 1:52 PM |
| Taitila | late night 1/47/10 (50/36/29 danda) | 1:47 AM (Jul 15) |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 7:20 PM
- Yogini
- South, from 1:47 AM (Jul 15) 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
- 12:12 PM – 1:52 PM
- Barabela
- 10:32 AM – 12:12 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:05 PM – 5:58 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:19 AM – 9:59 AM, 12:38 PM – 3:18 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:45 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:52 PM – 8:28 PM
- Nishita
- 11:48 PM – 12:36 AM (Jul 15)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Shayana Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Jul 12 · পারণ on Jul 13, 8:39 AM – 9:58 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Jul 13 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 9:59 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Jul 13 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 9:59 AM
Dashami touched the pre-dawn hours, so the Dwadashi day
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 28 of 31 in Ashar
Month runs: Jun 17 – Jul 17
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.