Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, August 22, 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
5 Bhadra 1425
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Bhadra 1425
- Hijri date
- 10 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
6:29 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: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Shravana · Shukla paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends day 9/10/55 (8/25/33 danda) · 9:10 AM, then Dwadashi
Putrada Ekadashi — fasting day
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | day 9/10/55 (8/25/33 danda) | 9:10 AM |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Ashadha | late night 5/46/40 (59/54/55 danda) | 5:46 AM (Aug 23) |
| Uttara Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Priti | night 8/24/17 (36/28/58 danda) | 8:24 PM |
| Ayushman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 9/10/55 (8/25/33 danda) | 9:10 AM |
| Bava | night 10/4/38 (40/39/51 danda) | 10:04 PM |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 9:10 AM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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 – 1:44 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:16 PM – 3:57 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:48 AM – 7:30 AM, 10:02 AM – 11:43 AM, 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)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Putrada Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Aug 23, 5:49 AM – 10:02 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Aug 23, 5:49 AM – 10:02 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Aug 23, 5:49 AM – 10:02 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 5 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.