Bengali Panjika — Saturday, July 20, 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 Srabon 1431

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Bangla Academy date
5 Srabon 1431
Hijri date
13 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

5:35 AM

Almanac sunset

6:50 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:23 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:47 PM

Day length: 13 h 15 min · Night length: 10 h 46 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Ashadha · Purnimanta month: Ashadha · Shukla paksha

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends day 5/53/39 (30/45/28 danda) · 5:53 PM, then Purnima

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
Chaturdashiday 5/53/39 (30/45/28 danda)5:53 PM
Purnimaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Ashadhalate night 2/59/56 (53/31/9 danda)2:59 AM (Jul 21)
Uttara Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vaidhritilate night 2/3/5 (51/9/3 danda)2:03 AM (Jul 21)
Vishkambharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 6/19/32 (1/50/9 danda)6:19 AM
Vanijaday 5/53/39 (30/45/28 danda)5:53 PM
Vishtilate night 5/21/14 (59/24/24 danda)5:21 AM (Jul 21)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana
Yogini
West, from 5:53 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Chaturdashi — ekoddishta

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
5:35 AM – 7:14 AM, 5:10 PM – 6:50 PM
Barabela
1:52 PM – 3:31 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
10:00 AM – 1:32 PM
Kutapa
11:46 AM – 12:39 PM
Pradosha
6:50 PM – 8:26 PM
Nishita
11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Jul 21)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 3 of 31 in Srabon

Month runs: Jul 18 Aug 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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