Bengali Panjika — Saturday, August 19, 2017
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 1424
Saturday, August 19, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Bhadra 1424
- Hijri date
- 26 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1438
- Eras
- Shakabda 1939 · Samvat 2074
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 45 min · Night length: 11 h 16 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends day 6/34/34 (1/57/13 danda) · 6:34 AM, then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | day 6/34/34 (1/57/13 danda) | 6:34 AM |
| Trayodashi | late night 4/21/24 (56/24/17 danda) | 4:21 AM (Aug 20) |
| Chaturdashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Punarvasu | night 7/44/55 (34/53/4 danda) | 7:44 PM |
| Pushya | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddhi | day 4/28/58 (26/43/12 danda) | 4:28 PM |
| Vyatipata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 6/34/34 (1/57/13 danda) | 6:34 AM |
| Gara | day 5/26/33 (29/7/11 danda) | 5:26 PM |
| Vanija | late night 4/21/24 (56/24/17 danda) | 4:21 AM (Aug 20) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Karkata at 2:06 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 6:34 AM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 5:47 AM – 7:23 AM, 4:56 PM – 6:32 PM
- Barabela
- 1:45 PM – 3:21 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 10:02 AM – 1:26 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:35 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:32 PM – 8:08 PM
- Nishita
- 11:46 PM – 12:34 AM (Aug 20)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Aja Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Aug 18 · Break the fast today 5:47 AM – 6:34 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Aug 18 · Break the fast today 5:47 AM – 6:34 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Aug 18 · Break the fast today 5:47 AM – 6:34 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
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.