Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, June 16, 2021

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

1 Ashar 1428

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Bangla Academy date
2 Ashar 1428
Hijri date
5 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1442
Eras
Shakabda 1943 · Samvat 2078

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

6:47 PM

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

Tithi

Amanta month: Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha

Shashthi tithi

Ends night 7/25/44 (35/4/1 danda) · 7:25 PM, then Saptami

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
Shashthinight 7/25/44 (35/4/1 danda)7:25 PM
Saptamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Maghanight 7/43/38 (35/48/45 danda)7:43 PM
Purva Phalguniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Harshanaday 6/33/4 (2/52/20 danda)6:33 AM
Vajralate night 4/52/4 (58/39/52 danda)4:52 AM (Jun 17)
Siddhiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 7/48/35 (6/1/8 danda)7:48 AM
Taitilanight 7/25/44 (35/4/1 danda)7:25 PM
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
West, from 7:25 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
8:45 AM – 10:26 AM
Barabela
12:07 PM – 1:48 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:05 AM – 11:40 AM, 2:21 PM – 5:56 PM
Kutapa
11:40 AM – 12:34 PM
Pradosha
6:50 PM – 8:26 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:31 AM (Jun 17)

Pujas & observances

  • Jamai Shashthi
    • Puja in the forenoon: 5:24 AM – 9:52 AM

This month

Day 1 of 32 in Ashar

Month runs: Jun 16 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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