Bengali Panjika — Friday, June 18, 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
3 Ashar 1428
Friday, June 18, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Ashar 1428
- Hijri date
- 7 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
6:48 PM
Day length: 13 h 27 min · Night length: 10 h 34 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends day 4/50/1 (28/33/57 danda) · 4:50 PM, then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | day 4/50/1 (28/33/57 danda) | 4:50 PM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Phalguni | day 6/37/59 (33/3/51 danda) | 6:37 PM |
| Hasta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyatipata | late night 12/30/17 (47/44/36 danda) | 12:30 AM (Jun 19) |
| Variyana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 5/38/9 (0/34/16 danda) | 5:38 AM |
| Bava | day 4/50/1 (28/33/57 danda) | 4:50 PM |
| Balava | late night 3/56/52 (56/21/5 danda) | 3:56 AM (Jun 19) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 4:50 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — 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
- 10:26 AM – 12:07 PM
- Barabela
- 8:46 AM – 10:26 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:18 AM – 7:11 AM, 9:53 AM – 10:47 AM
- Amrita yoga
- 12:34 PM – 3:15 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:34 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:50 PM – 8:26 PM
- Nishita
- 11:43 PM – 12:31 AM (Jun 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 of 32 in Ashar
Month runs: Jun 16 – 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.