Bengali Panjika — Saturday, September 21, 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

3 Ashwin 1426

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Bangla Academy date
6 Ashwin 1426
Hijri date
21 Muharram 1441
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

5:58 AM

Almanac sunset

6:00 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:46 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:56 PM

Day length: 12 h 3 min · Night length: 11 h 58 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Krishna paksha

Saptami tithi

Ends day 4/1/59 (25/9/12 danda) · 4:01 PM, then Ashtami

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
Saptamiday 4/1/59 (25/9/12 danda)4:01 PM
Ashtamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Rohiniday 8/42/20 (6/50/5 danda)8:42 AM
Mrigashiraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Siddhinight 8/20/11 (35/54/42 danda)8:20 PM
Vyatipataruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 4/1/59 (25/9/13 danda)4:01 PM
Balavalate night 3/39/5 (54/11/55 danda)3:39 AM (Sep 22)
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Mithuna at 8:44 PM
Yogini
North-west, from 4:01 PM North-east
Shraddha tithi
Saptami — ekoddishta

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, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Barabela
1:29 PM – 3:00 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:47 AM (Sep 22) – 3:35 AM (Sep 22)
Amrita yoga
5:58 AM – 6:46 AM, 7:34 AM – 9:59 AM
Kutapa
11:35 AM – 12:23 PM
Pradosha
6:00 PM – 7:36 PM
Nishita
11:35 PM – 12:23 AM (Sep 22)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 3 of 30 in Ashwin

Month runs: Sep 19 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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