Bengali Panjika — Thursday, July 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
1 Srabon 1431
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Srabon 1431
- Hijri date
- 11 Muharram 1446
- 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
5:34 AM
Almanac sunset
6:50 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:22 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:47 PM
Day length: 13 h 16 min · Night length: 10 h 44 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashadha · Purnimanta month: Ashadha · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends night 6/52/56 (33/15/48 danda) · 6:52 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | night 6/52/56 (33/15/48 danda) | 6:52 PM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Jyeshtha | late night 2/51/4 (53/11/8 danda) | 2:51 AM (Jul 19) |
| Mula | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shukla | day 6/5/23 (1/16/55 danda) | 6:05 AM |
| Brahma | late night 5/7/56 (58/53/17 danda) | 5:07 AM (Jul 19) |
| Indra | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 6/49/3 (3/6/7 danda) | 6:49 AM |
| Balava | night 6/52/56 (33/15/47 danda) | 6:52 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 2:51 AM (Jul 19)
- Yogini
- South-west, from 6:52 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
- 3:31 PM – 5:11 PM
- Barabela
- 5:11 PM – 6:50 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:34 AM – 7:20 AM, 10:53 AM – 1:32 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:17 AM (Jul 19) – 3:26 AM (Jul 19)
- Kutapa
- 11:46 AM – 12:39 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:50 PM – 8:26 PM
- Nishita
- 11:48 PM – 12:36 AM (Jul 19)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Shayana Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Jul 17 · Break the fast today 5:34 AM – 10:00 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Jul 17 · Break the fast today 5:34 AM – 10:00 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Jul 17 · Break the fast today 5:34 AM – 10:00 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 31 in Srabon
Month runs: Jul 18 – Aug 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.