Bengali Panjika — Thursday, September 23, 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

6 Ashwin 1428

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Bangla Academy date
8 Ashwin 1428
Hijri date
15 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

5:59 AM

Almanac sunset

5:58 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:47 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:54 PM

Day length: 11 h 59 min · Night length: 12 h 1 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Krishna paksha

Dwitiya tithi

Ends day 6/31/20 (1/20/30 danda) · 6:31 AM, then Tritiya

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
Dwitiyaday 6/31/20 (1/20/30 danda)6:31 AM
Tritiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Revatiday 7/37/40 (4/6/21 danda)7:37 AM
Ashwiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhruvaday 3/44/9 (24/22/32 danda)3:44 PM
Vyaghataruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 6/31/20 (1/20/30 danda)6:31 AM
Vanijanight 7/6/40 (32/48/51 danda)7:06 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 7:37 AM
Yogini
North, from 6:31 AM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
2:58 PM – 4:28 PM
Barabela
4:28 PM – 5:58 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
5:59 AM – 7:35 AM, 1:58 PM – 3:34 PM
Kutapa
11:34 AM – 12:22 PM
Pradosha
5:58 PM – 7:34 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:22 AM (Sep 24)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 6 of 31 in Ashwin

Month runs: Sep 18 Oct 18

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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