Bengali Panjika — Saturday, September 23, 2023

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 Ashwin 1430

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Bangla Academy date
8 Ashwin 1430
Hijri date
7 Rabi' al-Awwal 1445
Eras
Shakabda 1945 · Samvat 2080

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

5:58 AM

Almanac sunset

5:58 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:47 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:54 PM

Day length: 11 h 60 min · Night length: 12 h 0 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha

Ashtami tithi

Ends day 8/6/32 (5/18/50 danda) · 8:06 AM, then Navami

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
Ashtamiday 8/6/32 (5/18/50 danda)8:06 AM
Navamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Muladay 12/10/22 (15/28/25 danda)12:10 PM
Purva Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Saubhagyanight 7/58/54 (34/59/47 danda)7:58 PM
Shobhanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 8/6/32 (5/18/50 danda)8:06 AM
Balavanight 7/15/1 (33/10/3 danda)7:15 PM
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
North-east, from 8:06 AM East
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
5:58 AM – 7:28 AM, 4:28 PM – 5:58 PM
Barabela
1:28 PM – 2:58 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:47 AM (Sep 24) – 3:35 AM (Sep 24)
Amrita yoga
5:58 AM – 6:46 AM, 7:34 AM – 9:58 AM
Kutapa
11:34 AM – 12:22 PM
Pradosha
5:58 PM – 7:34 PM
Nishita
11:35 PM – 12:23 AM (Sep 24)

Pujas & observances

  • Radhashtami
    • Puja at midday: 10:46 AM – 1:10 PM

This month

Day 5 of 30 in Ashwin

Month runs: Sep 19 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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