Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, August 24, 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
7 Bhadra 1423
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 9 Bhadra 1423
- Hijri date
- 20 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
6:27 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:37 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:24 PM
Day length: 12 h 38 min · Night length: 11 h 22 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends late night 1/31/0 (49/13/39 danda) · 1:31 AM (Aug 25), then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | late night 1/31/0 (49/13/39 danda) | 1:31 AM (Aug 25) |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bharani | day 5/40/18 (29/36/53 danda) | 5:40 PM |
| Krittika | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vriddhi | day 6/38/7 (2/1/27 danda) | 6:38 AM |
| Dhruva | late night 3/33/44 (54/20/28 danda) | 3:33 AM (Aug 25) |
| Vyaghata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 2/44/28 (22/17/19 danda) | 2:44 PM |
| Bava | late night 1/31/0 (49/13/39 danda) | 1:31 AM (Aug 25) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Vrisha at 11:15 PM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 1:31 AM (Aug 25) North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
- 8:59 AM – 10:33 AM
- Barabela
- 12:08 PM – 1:43 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:15 PM – 3:56 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:49 AM – 7:30 AM, 10:02 AM – 11:43 AM, 3:56 PM – 5:37 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:43 AM – 12:33 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:27 PM – 8:03 PM
- Nishita
- 11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Aug 25)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 7 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.