Bengali Panjika — Sunday, August 21, 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
4 Bhadra 1423
Sunday, August 21, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Bhadra 1423
- Hijri date
- 17 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
5:48 AM
Almanac sunset
6:30 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:26 PM
Day length: 12 h 42 min · Night length: 11 h 18 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha
Tritiya tithi
Ends day 10/56/22 (12/49/43 danda) · 10:56 AM, then Chaturthi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tritiya | day 10/56/22 (12/49/43 danda) | 10:56 AM |
| Chaturthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Bhadrapada | night 10/28/17 (41/39/31 danda) | 10:28 PM |
| Revati | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhriti | day 3/34/22 (24/24/42 danda) | 3:34 PM |
| Shula | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 10/56/22 (12/49/43 danda) | 10:56 AM |
| Bava | night 9/52/39 (40/10/24 danda) | 9:52 PM |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Manushya gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 10:56 AM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Chaturthi — 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
- 12:09 PM – 1:44 PM
- Barabela
- 10:34 AM – 12:09 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:48 AM – 6:39 AM, 1:25 PM – 2:16 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:39 AM – 10:02 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:34 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:30 PM – 8:06 PM
- Nishita
- 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 22)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.