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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ashtamiday 4/50/1 (28/33/57 danda)4:50 PM
Navamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Phalguniday 6/37/59 (33/3/51 danda)6:37 PM
Hastaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vyatipatalate night 12/30/17 (47/44/36 danda)12:30 AM (Jun 19)
Variyanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 5/38/9 (0/34/16 danda)5:38 AM
Bavaday 4/50/1 (28/33/57 danda)4:50 PM
Balavalate night 3/56/52 (56/21/5 danda)3:56 AM (Jun 19)
Kaulavaruns 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

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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