Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, September 26, 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

8 Ashwin 1430

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Bangla Academy date
11 Ashwin 1430
Hijri date
10 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

5:59 AM

Almanac sunset

5:55 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:48 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:51 PM

Day length: 11 h 56 min · Night length: 12 h 5 min

Tithi

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

Dwadashi tithi

Ends night 11/35/39 (43/59/12 danda) · 11:35 PM, 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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dwadashinight 11/35/39 (43/59/12 danda)11:35 PM
Trayodashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shravanaday 8/7/37 (5/19/9 danda)8:07 AM
Dhanishtaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Sukarmanday 11/23/7 (13/27/53 danda)11:23 AM
Dhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 12/47/50 (16/59/41 danda)12:47 PM
Balavanight 11/35/39 (43/59/12 danda)11:35 PM
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Kumbha at 7:18 PM
Yogini
South-west, from 11:35 PM South
Shraddha tithi
Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
1:27 PM – 2:56 PM
Barabela
7:29 AM – 8:58 AM
Mahendra yoga
5:55 PM – 8:20 PM
Amrita yoga
5:59 AM – 6:47 AM, 7:35 AM – 11:34 AM
Kutapa
11:34 AM – 12:21 PM
Pradosha
5:55 PM – 7:31 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:22 AM (Sep 27)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Parshva Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on Sep 25 · Break the fast today 7:23 AM – 9:58 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on Sep 25 · Break the fast today 7:23 AM – 9:58 AM
Nimbarka
Fast today · পারণ on Sep 27, 6:00 AM – 9:58 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 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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