Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, August 22, 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

5 Bhadra 1424

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Bangla Academy date
7 Bhadra 1424
Hijri date
29 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

5:48 AM

Almanac sunset

6:29 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:36 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:26 PM

Day length: 12 h 41 min · Night length: 11 h 19 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha

Prathama tithi

Ends night 11/20/49 (43/50/7 danda) · 11:20 PM, then Dwitiya

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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Prathamanight 11/20/49 (43/50/7 danda)11:20 PM
Dwitiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Maghaday 4/42/35 (27/14/30 danda)4:42 PM
Purva Phalguniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Parighaday 8/47/36 (7/27/5 danda)8:47 AM
Shivaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kimstughnaday 11/57/35 (15/22/0 danda)11:57 AM
Bavanight 11/20/49 (43/50/7 danda)11:20 PM
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
East, from 11:20 PM North
Shraddha tithi
Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — 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
1:44 PM – 3:19 PM
Barabela
7:23 AM – 8:59 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:20 AM – 10:53 AM, 1:25 PM – 3:06 PM, 3:57 PM – 5:39 PM
Kutapa
11:43 AM – 12:34 PM
Pradosha
6:29 PM – 8:05 PM
Nishita
11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 23)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 5 of 31 in Bhadra

Month runs: Aug 18 Sep 17

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta school used by printed Bengali almanacs. They can differ from modern astronomical values by minutes, and occasionally by a day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

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.

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