Bengali Panjika — Saturday, September 25, 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

8 Ashwin 1428

Saturday, September 25, 2021

Bangla Academy date
10 Ashwin 1428
Hijri date
17 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

5:56 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:48 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:52 PM

Day length: 11 h 57 min · Night length: 12 h 4 min

Tithi

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

Chaturthi tithi

Ends day 9/28/36 (8/42/4 danda) · 9:28 AM, then Panchami

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
Chaturthiday 9/28/36 (8/42/4 danda)9:28 AM
Panchamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bharaniday 11/46/20 (14/26/22 danda)11:46 AM
Krittikaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Harshanaday 4/10/21 (25/26/25 danda)4:10 PM
Vajraruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 9/28/36 (8/42/4 danda)9:28 AM
Kaulavanight 10/25/37 (41/4/35 danda)10:25 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Vrisha at 6:22 PM
Yogini
South-west, from 9:28 AM South
Shraddha tithi
Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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
5:59 AM – 7:29 AM, 4:26 PM – 5:56 PM
Barabela
1:27 PM – 2:57 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:47 AM (Sep 26) – 3:35 AM (Sep 26)
Amrita yoga
5:59 AM – 6:47 AM, 7:35 AM – 9:58 AM
Kutapa
11:34 AM – 12:21 PM
Pradosha
5:56 PM – 7:32 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:22 AM (Sep 26)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 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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