Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, September 25, 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

8 Ashwin 1431

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Bangla Academy date
10 Ashwin 1431
Hijri date
21 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

5:56 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:48 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:51 PM

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

Tithi

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

Ashtami tithi

Ends day 5/27/42 (28/39/34 danda) · 5:27 PM, then Navami

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
Ashtamiday 5/27/42 (28/39/34 danda)5:27 PM
Navamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ardralate night 4/10/10 (55/25/44 danda)4:10 AM (Sep 26)
Punarvasuruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vyatipataday 8/24/26 (6/1/25 danda)8:24 AM
Variyanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 5/27/42 (28/39/34 danda)5:27 PM
Taitilalate night 5/7/38 (57/49/25 danda)5:07 AM (Sep 26)
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
North-east, from 5:27 PM East
Shraddha tithi
Ashtami — 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
8:58 AM – 10:28 AM
Barabela
11:57 AM – 1:27 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:47 AM – 7:35 AM, 1:57 PM – 4:20 PM
Amrita yoga
5:59 AM – 6:47 AM, 7:35 AM – 8:23 AM, 10:46 AM – 1:09 PM
Kutapa
11:34 AM – 12:21 PM
Pradosha
5:56 PM – 7:32 PM
Nishita
11:34 PM – 12:22 AM (Sep 26)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 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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