Bengali Panjika — Sunday, June 20, 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

5 Ashar 1428

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Bangla Academy date
6 Ashar 1428
Hijri date
9 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

6:51 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:12 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

Dashami tithi

Ends day 12/53/24 (18/41/29 danda) · 12:53 PM, then Ekadashi

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
Dashamiday 12/53/24 (18/41/29 danda)12:53 PM
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chitraday 4/12/37 (26/59/32 danda)4:12 PM
Swatiruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Parighanight 7/6/52 (34/15/9 danda)7:06 PM
Shivaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 12/53/24 (18/41/29 danda)12:53 PM
Vanijanight 11/45/5 (45/50/39 danda)11:45 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
North, from 12:53 PM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dashami, Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
12:08 PM – 1:48 PM
Barabela
10:27 AM – 12:08 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:03 PM – 5:57 PM
Amrita yoga
7:12 AM – 9:53 AM, 12:35 PM – 3:16 PM
Kutapa
11:41 AM – 12:35 PM
Pradosha
6:51 PM – 8:27 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Jun 21)

Pujas & observances

  • Ganga Puja (Dashahara)
    • Puja in the forenoon: 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM

This month

Day 5 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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