Bengali Panjika — Friday, August 19, 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
2 Bhadra 1423
Friday, August 19, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Bhadra 1423
- Hijri date
- 15 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
6:28 PM
Day length: 12 h 44 min · Night length: 11 h 16 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha
Prathama tithi
Ends day 2/28/40 (21/42/17 danda) · 2:28 PM, 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Prathama | day 2/28/40 (21/42/17 danda) | 2:28 PM |
| Dwitiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shatabhisha | late night 12/45/55 (47/25/23 danda) | 12:45 AM (Aug 20) |
| Purva Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Atiganda | night 8/40/44 (37/12/26 danda) | 8:40 PM |
| Sukarman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 2/28/40 (21/42/17 danda) | 2:28 PM |
| Taitila | late night 1/43/3 (49/48/13 danda) | 1:43 AM (Aug 20) |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- East, from 2:28 PM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Prathama — 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
- 10:34 AM – 12:09 PM
- Barabela
- 8:58 AM – 10:34 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 11:02 PM – 11:47 PM, 4:17 AM (Aug 20) – 5:48 AM (Aug 20)
- Amrita yoga
- 5:47 AM – 7:29 AM, 8:20 AM – 10:53 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:35 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:32 PM – 8:08 PM
- Nishita
- 11:46 PM – 12:34 AM (Aug 20)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 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.