Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, August 21, 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
4 Bhadra 1425
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Bhadra 1425
- Hijri date
- 9 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
5:48 AM
Almanac sunset
6:30 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:27 PM
Day length: 12 h 43 min · Night length: 11 h 18 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Shravana · Shukla paksha
Dashami tithi
Ends day 7/38/31 (4/35/28 danda) · 7:38 AM, then Ekadashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dashami | day 7/38/31 (4/35/28 danda) | 7:38 AM |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Mula | late night 3/23/28 (53/57/49 danda) | 3:23 AM (Aug 22) |
| Purva Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishkambha | night 8/1/55 (35/33/56 danda) | 8:01 PM |
| Priti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 7/38/31 (4/35/28 danda) | 7:38 AM |
| Vanija | night 8/22/3 (36/24/15 danda) | 8:22 PM |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- North, from 7:38 AM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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 – 3:20 PM
- Barabela
- 7:23 AM – 8:58 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 8:20 AM – 10:53 AM, 1:25 PM – 3:07 PM, 3:58 PM – 5:40 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:35 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:30 PM – 8:06 PM
- Nishita
- 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 22)
Pujas & observances
- Jhulan Yatra begins
This month
Day 4 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.