Bengali Panjika — Thursday, June 18, 2020

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 Ashar 1427

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Bangla Academy date
4 Ashar 1427
Hijri date
25 Shawwal 1441
Eras
Shakabda 1942 · Samvat 2077

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

6:51 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:11 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:48 PM

Day length: 13 h 27 min · Night length: 10 h 34 min

Tithi

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

Dwadashi tithi

Ends day 9/41/39 (10/42/57 danda) · 9:41 AM, 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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dwadashiday 9/41/39 (10/42/57 danda)9:41 AM
Trayodashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bharaniday 9/11/9 (9/26/40 danda)9:11 AM
Krittikaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Sukarmanday 4/1/50 (26/33/23 danda)4:01 PM
Dhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 9/41/39 (10/42/57 danda)9:41 AM
Garanight 10/25/10 (42/31/44 danda)10:25 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Vrisha at 3:43 PM
Yogini
South-west, from 9:41 AM South
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
3:29 PM – 5:10 PM
Barabela
5:10 PM – 6:51 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:24 AM – 6:18 AM, 9:53 AM – 11:40 AM
Amrita yoga
4:09 PM – 6:51 PM
Kutapa
11:40 AM – 12:34 PM
Pradosha
6:51 PM – 8:27 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:31 AM (Jun 19)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Yogini Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on Jun 17 · Break the fast today 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on Jun 17 · Break the fast today 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM
Nimbarka
Fast on Jun 17 · Break the fast today 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 3 of 31 in Ashar

Month runs: Jun 16 Jul 16

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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