Bengali Panjika — Saturday, September 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 Ashwin 1428
Saturday, September 18, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Ashwin 1428
- Hijri date
- 10 Safar 1443
- 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
5:57 AM
Almanac sunset
6:03 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:46 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:59 PM
Day length: 12 h 6 min · Night length: 11 h 54 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends day 7/27/46 (3/45/32 danda) · 7:27 AM, then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | day 7/27/46 (3/45/32 danda) | 7:27 AM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanishta | late night 4/49/35 (57/10/4 danda) | 4:49 AM (Sep 19) |
| Shatabhisha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | night 8/55/3 (37/23/45 danda) | 8:55 PM |
| Dhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 7/27/46 (3/45/32 danda) | 7:27 AM |
| Kaulava | night 6/50/27 (32/12/14 danda) | 6:50 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Kumbha at 5:00 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 7:27 AM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 5:57 AM – 7:28 AM, 4:32 PM – 6:03 PM
- Barabela
- 1:31 PM – 3:01 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:47 AM (Sep 19) – 3:34 AM (Sep 19)
- Amrita yoga
- 5:57 AM – 6:45 AM, 7:34 AM – 9:59 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:24 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:03 PM – 7:39 PM
- Nishita
- 11:36 PM – 12:24 AM (Sep 19)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Parshva Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Sep 17 · Break the fast today 5:57 AM – 7:27 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Sep 17 · Break the fast today 5:57 AM – 7:27 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Sep 17 · Break the fast today 5:57 AM – 7:27 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 31 in Ashwin
Month runs: Sep 18 – Oct 18
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.