Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, June 18, 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
3 Ashar 1431
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Ashar 1431
- Hijri date
- 11 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
6:51 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:11 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:48 PM
Day length: 13 h 27 min · Night length: 10 h 34 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
runs the whole 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Swati | day 3/28/34 (25/10/12 danda) | 3:28 PM |
| Vishakha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shiva | night 9/51/23 (41/7/12 danda) | 9:51 PM |
| Siddha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 5/49/39 (31/2/53 danda) | 5:49 PM |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-west
- 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
- 1:48 PM – 3:29 PM
- Barabela
- 7:05 AM – 8:46 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:15 PM – 4:09 PM, 5:03 PM – 5:57 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:24 AM – 8:05 AM, 9:53 AM – 12:34 PM, 4:09 PM – 5:03 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:34 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:51 PM – 8:27 PM
- Nishita
- 11:43 PM – 12:31 AM (Jun 19)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Nirjala Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Jun 17 · Break the fast today 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Jun 17 · Break the fast today 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Jun 19, 5:24 AM – 9:53 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 of 32 in Ashar
Month runs: Jun 16 – Jul 17
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.