Bengali Panjika — Thursday, August 25, 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
8 Bhadra 1423
Thursday, August 25, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 10 Bhadra 1423
- Hijri date
- 21 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
6:26 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:38 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:23 PM
Day length: 12 h 37 min · Night length: 11 h 23 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends night 11/7/56 (43/15/6 danda) · 11:07 PM, then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | night 11/7/56 (43/15/6 danda) | 11:07 PM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Krittika | day 4/2/13 (25/30/48 danda) | 4:02 PM |
| Rohini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyaghata | late night 12/33/15 (46/48/25 danda) | 12:33 AM (Aug 26) |
| Harshana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 12/18/30 (16/11/31 danda) | 12:18 PM |
| Kaulava | night 11/7/55 (43/15/6 danda) | 11:07 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 11:07 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
- 3:17 PM – 4:52 PM
- Barabela
- 4:52 PM – 6:26 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:49 AM – 7:30 AM, 10:52 AM – 1:24 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:16 AM (Aug 26) – 3:33 AM (Aug 26)
- Kutapa
- 11:43 AM – 12:33 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:26 PM – 8:02 PM
- Nishita
- 11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Aug 26)
Pujas & observances
- Janmashtami
- Nishita (midnight): 11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Aug 26)
This month
Day 8 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.