Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, September 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 Ashwin 1431
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Ashwin 1431
- Hijri date
- 14 Rabi' al-Awwal 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
5:57 AM
Almanac sunset
6:03 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:46 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:59 PM
Day length: 12 h 6 min · Night length: 11 h 55 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha
Purnima tithi
Ends day 9/13/28 (8/9/35 danda) · 9:13 AM, 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purnima | day 9/13/28 (8/9/35 danda) | 9:13 AM |
| Prathama | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Bhadrapada | day 1/22/22 (18/31/51 danda) | 1:22 PM |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shula | day 6/30/21 (1/21/49 danda) | 6:30 AM |
| Ganda | late night 3/26/53 (53/43/7 danda) | 3:26 AM (Sep 19) |
| Vriddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 9/13/28 (8/9/35 danda) | 9:13 AM |
| Balava | night 8/2/8 (35/11/16 danda) | 8:02 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Meena at 7:46 AM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 9:13 AM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — 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
- 8:59 AM – 10:29 AM
- Barabela
- 12:00 PM – 1:31 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:46 AM – 7:34 AM, 2:01 PM – 4:26 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:57 AM – 6:46 AM, 7:34 AM – 8:22 AM, 10:47 AM – 1:12 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:24 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:03 PM – 7:39 PM
- Nishita
- 11:36 PM – 12:24 AM (Sep 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 30 in Ashwin
Month runs: Sep 18 – Oct 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.