Bengali Panjika — Sunday, July 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
1 Srabon 1428
Sunday, July 18, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Srabon 1428
- Hijri date
- 7 Dhu al-Hijjah 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
5:34 AM
Almanac sunset
6:50 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:22 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:47 PM
Day length: 13 h 16 min · Night length: 10 h 44 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashadha · Purnimanta month: Ashadha · Shukla paksha
Navami tithi
Ends night 10/19/52 (41/53/28 danda) · 10:19 PM, then Dashami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navami | night 10/19/52 (41/53/28 danda) | 10:19 PM |
| Dashami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Swati | night 10/59/11 (43/31/44 danda) | 10:59 PM |
| Vishakha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sadhya | late night 1/39/40 (50/12/58 danda) | 1:39 AM (Jul 19) |
| Shubha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 11/29/56 (14/48/38 danda) | 11:29 AM |
| Kaulava | night 10/19/52 (41/53/28 danda) | 10:19 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- East, from 10:19 PM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
- 12:12 PM – 1:52 PM
- Barabela
- 10:33 AM – 12:12 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:34 AM – 6:27 AM, 1:32 PM – 2:25 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:27 AM – 9:59 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:46 AM – 12:39 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:50 PM – 8:26 PM
- Nishita
- 11:48 PM – 12:36 AM (Jul 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 31 in Srabon
Month runs: Jul 18 – Aug 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.