Bengali Panjika — Sunday, August 19, 2018
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 1425
Sunday, August 19, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Bhadra 1425
- Hijri date
- 7 Dhu al-Hijjah 1439
- Eras
- Shakabda 1940 · Samvat 2075
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
6:29 PM
Day length: 12 h 45 min · Night length: 11 h 15 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Shravana · Shukla paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends day 5/51/59 (0/10/56 danda) · 5:51 AM, 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 | day 5/51/59 (0/10/56 danda) | 5:51 AM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Anuradha | night 11/40/45 (44/42/51 danda) | 11:40 PM |
| Jyeshtha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Indra | night 8/11/37 (35/59/59 danda) | 8:11 PM |
| Vaidhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 5/51/59 (0/10/56 danda) | 5:51 AM |
| Balava | day 6/7/46 (30/50/23 danda) | 6:07 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 5:51 AM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
- 12:10 PM – 1:45 PM
- Barabela
- 10:34 AM – 12:10 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:47 AM – 6:38 AM, 1:26 PM – 2:17 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:38 AM – 10:02 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:35 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:32 PM – 8:08 PM
- Nishita
- 11:46 PM – 12:34 AM (Aug 20)
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.