Bengali Panjika — Thursday, September 19, 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

2 Ashwin 1431

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Bangla Academy date
4 Ashwin 1431
Hijri date
15 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

6:02 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:46 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:58 PM

Day length: 12 h 4 min · Night length: 11 h 56 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Krishna paksha

Prathama tithi

Ends day 6/49/10 (2/8/4 danda) · 6:49 AM, then Dwitiya

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
Prathamaday 6/49/10 (2/8/4 danda)6:49 AM
Dwitiyalate night 4/22/51 (56/2/17 danda)4:22 AM (Sep 20)
Tritiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Bhadrapadaday 11/42/49 (14/22/11 danda)11:42 AM
Revatiruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vriddhilate night 12/20/27 (45/56/17 danda)12:20 AM (Sep 20)
Dhruvaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 6/49/10 (2/8/4 danda)6:49 AM
Taitiladay 5/35/57 (29/5/1 danda)5:35 PM
Garalate night 4/22/51 (56/2/17 danda)4:22 AM (Sep 20)
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Manushya gana
Yogini
East, from 6:49 AM North
Shraddha tithi
Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
3:01 PM – 4:31 PM
Barabela
4:31 PM – 6:02 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
5:57 AM – 7:34 AM, 2:00 PM – 3:37 PM
Kutapa
11:35 AM – 12:24 PM
Pradosha
6:02 PM – 7:38 PM
Nishita
11:36 PM – 12:24 AM (Sep 20)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 of 30 in Ashwin

Month runs: Sep 18 Oct 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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