Bengali Panjika — Saturday, September 18, 2032
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 1439
Saturday, September 18, 2032
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Ashwin 1439
- Hijri date
- 12 Jumada al-Thani 1454
- Eras
- Shakabda 1954 · Samvat 2089
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 5 min · Night length: 11 h 55 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha
Chaturdashi tithi
Ends night 6/39/8 (31/43/42 danda) · 6:39 PM, then Purnima
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturdashi | night 6/39/8 (31/43/42 danda) | 6:39 PM |
| Purnima | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shatabhisha | night 8/1/35 (35/9/49 danda) | 8:01 PM |
| Purva Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhriti | day 12/51/54 (17/15/38 danda) | 12:51 PM |
| Shula | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 7/52/23 (4/46/49 danda) | 7:52 AM |
| Vanija | night 6/39/8 (31/43/42 danda) | 6:39 PM |
| Vishti | late night 5/26/27 (58/42/0 danda) | 5:26 AM (Sep 19) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- West, from 6:39 PM North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
- 5:57 AM – 7:28 AM, 4:32 PM – 6:03 PM
- Barabela
- 1:31 PM – 3:01 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:47 AM (Sep 19) – 3:34 AM (Sep 19)
- Amrita yoga
- 5:57 AM – 6:46 AM, 7:34 AM – 9:59 AM
- 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 31 in Ashwin
Month runs: Sep 18 – Oct 18
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.