Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, June 23, 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

8 Ashar 1427

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Bangla Academy date
9 Ashar 1427
Hijri date
1 Dhu al-Qi'dah 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

5:25 AM

Almanac sunset

6:52 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:12 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:49 PM

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

Tithi

Amanta month: Ashadha · Purnimanta month: Ashadha · Shukla paksha

Dwitiya tithi

Ends day 11/42/45 (15/43/1 danda) · 11:42 AM, then Tritiya

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
Dwitiyaday 11/42/45 (15/43/1 danda)11:42 AM
Tritiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Punarvasuday 2/33/27 (22/49/47 danda)2:33 PM
Pushyaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhruvaday 12/33/46 (17/50/34 danda)12:33 PM
Vyaghataruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 11/42/45 (15/43/1 danda)11:42 AM
Taitilanight 11/14/25 (44/32/10 danda)11:14 PM
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Karkata at 8:34 AM
Yogini
North, from 11:42 AM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dwitiya, Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
1:49 PM – 3:30 PM
Barabela
7:06 AM – 8:47 AM
Mahendra yoga
3:17 PM – 4:10 PM, 5:04 PM – 5:58 PM
Amrita yoga
5:25 AM – 8:06 AM, 9:54 AM – 12:35 PM, 4:10 PM – 5:04 PM
Kutapa
11:41 AM – 12:35 PM
Pradosha
6:52 PM – 8:28 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Jun 24)

Pujas & observances

  • Rath Yatra
    • Within Dwitiya tithi, until 11:42 AM

This month

Day 8 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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