Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, August 21, 2019
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
3 Bhadra 1426
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Bhadra 1426
- Hijri date
- 19 Dhu al-Hijjah 1440
- Eras
- Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076
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
6:31 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: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha
Shashthi tithi
Ends late night 3/19/28 (53/48/3 danda) · 3:19 AM (Aug 22), then Saptami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shashthi | late night 3/19/28 (53/48/3 danda) | 3:19 AM (Aug 22) |
| Saptami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini | night 10/37/33 (42/3/15 danda) | 10:37 PM |
| Bharani | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ganda | day 4/12/7 (25/59/40 danda) | 4:12 PM |
| Vriddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 2/51/9 (22/37/17 danda) | 2:51 PM |
| Vanija | late night 3/19/28 (53/48/3 danda) | 3:19 AM (Aug 22) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- West, from 3:19 AM (Aug 22) North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
- 8:58 AM – 10:34 AM
- Barabela
- 12:09 PM – 1:44 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:16 PM – 3:58 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:48 AM – 7:29 AM, 10:02 AM – 11:44 AM, 3:58 PM – 5:40 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:35 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:31 PM – 8:07 PM
- Nishita
- 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 22)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 of 31 in Bhadra
Month runs: Aug 19 – Sep 18
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.