Bengali Panjika — Thursday, August 18, 2016
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 Bhadra 1423
Thursday, August 18, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Bhadra 1423
- Hijri date
- 14 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1437
- Eras
- Shakabda 1938 · Samvat 2073
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
5:47 AM
Almanac sunset
6:32 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:35 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:29 PM
Day length: 12 h 46 min · Night length: 11 h 15 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Shravana · Shukla paksha
Purnima tithi
Ends day 3/42/28 (24/47/40 danda) · 3:42 PM, 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 3/42/28 (24/47/40 danda) | 3:42 PM |
| Prathama | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanishta | late night 1/25/4 (49/4/10 danda) | 1:25 AM (Aug 19) |
| Shatabhisha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shobhana | night 10/48/52 (42/33/40 danda) | 10:48 PM |
| Atiganda | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 3/42/28 (24/47/40 danda) | 3:42 PM |
| Balava | late night 3/8/57 (53/23/52 danda) | 3:08 AM (Aug 19) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Kumbha at 1:35 PM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 3:42 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Purnima — ekoddishta; Purnima, 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
- 3:21 PM – 4:57 PM
- Barabela
- 4:57 PM – 6:32 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:47 AM – 7:29 AM, 10:53 AM – 1:26 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:17 AM (Aug 19) – 3:32 AM (Aug 19)
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:35 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:32 PM – 8:08 PM
- Nishita
- 11:46 PM – 12:34 AM (Aug 19)
Pujas & observances
- Jhulan Purnima / Rakhi
This month
Day 1 of 31 in Bhadra
Month runs: Aug 18 – Sep 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.