Bengali Panjika — Monday, June 17, 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

2 Ashar 1431

Monday, June 17, 2024

Bangla Academy date
3 Ashar 1431
Hijri date
10 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445
Eras
Shakabda 1946 · Samvat 2081
Ekadashi (Nirjala)

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

Ekadashi tithi

Ends late night 5/10/27 (59/25/17 danda) · 5:10 AM (Jun 18), then Dwadashi

Nirjala Ekadashi — fasting day

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
Ekadashilate night 5/10/27 (59/25/17 danda)5:10 AM (Jun 18)
Dwadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chitraday 1/23/34 (19/58/7 danda)1:23 PM
Swatiruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Parighanight 9/44/18 (40/49/56 danda)9:44 PM
Shivaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 4/25/37 (27/33/14 danda)4:25 PM
Vishtilate night 5/10/27 (59/25/17 danda)5:10 AM (Jun 18)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South-east, from 5:10 AM (Jun 18) South-west
Shraddha tithi
Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
7:05 AM – 8:45 AM
Barabela
3:29 PM – 5:09 PM
Mahendra yoga
4:00 AM (Jun 18) – 4:42 AM (Jun 18)
Amrita yoga
8:59 AM – 10:46 AM
Kutapa
11:40 AM – 12:34 PM
Pradosha
6:50 PM – 8:26 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:31 AM (Jun 18)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

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

Nirjala Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast today · পারণ on Jun 18, 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast today · পারণ on Jun 18, 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM
Nimbarka
Fast on Jun 18 · পারণ on Jun 19, 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 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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