Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, August 23, 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
6 Bhadra 1423
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Bhadra 1423
- Hijri date
- 19 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
5:49 AM
Almanac sunset
6:28 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:37 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:25 PM
Day length: 12 h 39 min · Night length: 11 h 21 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha
Panchami tithi
Ends day 6/25/9 (1/29/55 danda) · 6:25 AM, then Shashthi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Panchami | day 6/25/9 (1/29/55 danda) | 6:25 AM |
| Shashthi | late night 3/58/39 (55/23/40 danda) | 3:58 AM (Aug 24) |
| Saptami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini | night 7/21/2 (33/49/37 danda) | 7:21 PM |
| Bharani | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ganda | day 9/42/27 (9/43/9 danda) | 9:42 AM |
| Vriddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 6/25/9 (1/29/55 danda) | 6:25 AM |
| Gara | day 5/12/24 (28/28/0 danda) | 5:12 PM |
| Vanija | late night 3/58/39 (55/23/40 danda) | 3:58 AM (Aug 24) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South, from 6:25 AM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
- 1:43 PM – 3:18 PM
- Barabela
- 7:24 AM – 8:59 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 8:21 AM – 10:52 AM, 1:24 PM – 3:06 PM, 3:56 PM – 5:38 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:43 AM – 12:34 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:28 PM – 8:04 PM
- Nishita
- 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 24)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.