Bengali Panjika — Sunday, June 16, 2024

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 Ashar 1431

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Bangla Academy date
2 Ashar 1431
Hijri date
9 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445
Eras
Shakabda 1946 · Samvat 2081

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

5:24 AM

Almanac sunset

6:50 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:11 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:47 PM

Day length: 13 h 26 min · Night length: 10 h 34 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha

Dashami tithi

Ends late night 3/35/9 (55/27/25 danda) · 3:35 AM (Jun 17), then Ekadashi

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
Dashamilate night 3/35/9 (55/27/25 danda)3:35 AM (Jun 17)
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Hastaday 10/59/23 (13/58/1 danda)10:59 AM
Chitraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Variyananight 9/20/17 (39/50/17 danda)9:20 PM
Parigharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 2/40/57 (23/11/55 danda)2:40 PM
Garalate night 3/35/9 (55/27/25 danda)3:35 AM (Jun 17)
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Tula at 12:13 AM (Jun 17)
Yogini
North, from 3:35 AM (Jun 17) South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
12:07 PM – 1:48 PM
Barabela
10:26 AM – 12:07 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:03 PM – 5:56 PM
Amrita yoga
7:11 AM – 9:52 AM, 12:34 PM – 3:15 PM
Kutapa
11:40 AM – 12:34 PM
Pradosha
6:50 PM – 8:26 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:31 AM (Jun 17)

Pujas & observances

  • Ganga Puja (Dashahara)
    • Puja in the forenoon: 5:24 AM – 9:52 AM

This month

Day 1 of 32 in Ashar

Month runs: Jun 16 Jul 17

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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