Bengali Panjika — Monday, September 23, 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

6 Ashwin 1431

Monday, September 23, 2024

Bangla Academy date
8 Ashwin 1431
Hijri date
19 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

5:59 AM

Almanac sunset

5:58 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:47 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:54 PM

Day length: 11 h 59 min · Night length: 12 h 1 min

Tithi

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

Shashthi tithi

Ends night 7/54/30 (34/48/14 danda) · 7:54 PM, then Saptami

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
Shashthinight 7/54/30 (34/48/14 danda)7:54 PM
Saptamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Rohinilate night 4/50/49 (57/9/0 danda)4:50 AM (Sep 24)
Mrigashiraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vajraday 12/49/27 (17/5/34 danda)12:49 PM
Siddhiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 8/45/10 (6/54/54 danda)8:45 AM
Vanijanight 7/54/31 (34/48/14 danda)7:54 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
West, from 7:54 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
7:29 AM – 8:58 AM
Barabela
2:58 PM – 4:28 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
5:59 AM – 7:35 AM, 9:10 AM – 11:34 AM, 8:22 PM – 11:34 PM, 2:47 AM (Sep 24) – 3:35 AM (Sep 24)
Kutapa
11:34 AM – 12:22 PM
Pradosha
5:58 PM – 7:34 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:22 AM (Sep 24)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 6 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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