Bengali Panjika — Sunday, July 21, 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

4 Srabon 1431

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Bangla Academy date
6 Srabon 1431
Hijri date
14 Muharram 1446
Eras
Shakabda 1946 · Samvat 2081
Purnima

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

6:49 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:23 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:46 PM

Day length: 13 h 14 min · Night length: 10 h 46 min

Tithi

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

Purnima tithi

Ends day 4/42/54 (27/47/29 danda) · 4:42 PM, then Prathama

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
Purnimaday 4/42/54 (27/47/29 danda)4:42 PM
Prathamaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Ashadhalate night 2/24/46 (52/2/10 danda)2:24 AM (Jul 22)
Shravanaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishkambhanight 11/58/17 (45/55/56 danda)11:58 PM
Pritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 4/42/54 (27/47/29 danda)4:42 PM
Balavalate night 3/58/8 (55/55/35 danda)3:58 AM (Jul 22)
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 8:53 AM
Yogini
North-west, from 4:42 PM East
Shraddha tithi
Purnima — 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
12:12 PM – 1:52 PM
Barabela
10:33 AM – 12:12 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:35 AM – 6:28 AM, 1:32 PM – 2:25 PM
Amrita yoga
6:28 AM – 10:00 AM
Kutapa
11:46 AM – 12:39 PM
Pradosha
6:49 PM – 8:25 PM
Nishita
11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Jul 22)

Pujas & observances

  • Guru Purnima

This month

Day 4 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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