Bengali Panjika — Sunday, August 26, 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

9 Bhadra 1425

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Bangla Academy date
11 Bhadra 1425
Hijri date
14 Dhu al-Hijjah 1439
Eras
Shakabda 1940 · Samvat 2075
Purnima

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

5:50 AM

Almanac sunset

6:26 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:38 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:22 PM

Day length: 12 h 36 min · Night length: 11 h 24 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Shravana · Shukla paksha

Purnima tithi

Ends day 4/54/17 (27/40/27 danda) · 4:54 PM, then Prathama

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
Purnimaday 4/54/17 (27/40/27 danda)4:54 PM
Prathamaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhanishtaday 1/25/20 (18/58/7 danda)1:25 PM
Shatabhisharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Atigandanight 10/38/1 (41/59/49 danda)10:38 PM
Sukarmanruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 4/54/17 (27/40/28 danda)4:54 PM
Balavalate night 5/42/59 (59/42/14 danda)5:42 AM (Aug 27)
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
North-west, from 4:54 PM East
Shraddha tithi
Purnima — ekoddishta

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
12:08 PM – 1:42 PM
Barabela
10:33 AM – 12:08 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:50 AM – 6:40 AM, 1:23 PM – 2:14 PM
Amrita yoga
6:40 AM – 10:02 AM
Kutapa
11:43 AM – 12:33 PM
Pradosha
6:26 PM – 8:02 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Aug 27)

Pujas & observances

  • Jhulan Purnima / Rakhi

This month

Day 9 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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