Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, August 23, 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
6 Bhadra 1424
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Bhadra 1424
- Hijri date
- 30 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
5:49 AM
Almanac sunset
6:28 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:37 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:25 PM
Day length: 12 h 40 min · Night length: 11 h 21 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha
Dwitiya tithi
Ends night 10/27/24 (41/35/41 danda) · 10:27 PM, then Tritiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwitiya | night 10/27/24 (41/35/41 danda) | 10:27 PM |
| Tritiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Phalguni | day 4/25/53 (26/31/52 danda) | 4:25 PM |
| Uttara Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shiva | day 6/47/32 (2/26/0 danda) | 6:47 AM |
| Siddha | late night 5/9/14 (58/20/16 danda) | 5:09 AM (Aug 24) |
| Sadhya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 10/50/49 (12/34/11 danda) | 10:50 AM |
| Kaulava | night 10/27/24 (41/35/41 danda) | 10:27 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Kanya at 10:25 PM
- Yogini
- North, from 10:27 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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 – 10:34 AM
- Barabela
- 12:09 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 – 5:38 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.