Bengali Panjika — Friday, August 23, 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
5 Bhadra 1426
Friday, August 23, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Bhadra 1426
- Hijri date
- 21 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
6:29 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:37 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:25 PM
Day length: 12 h 40 min · Night length: 11 h 20 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends late night 3/57/11 (55/20/35 danda) · 3:57 AM (Aug 24), 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 | late night 3/57/11 (55/20/35 danda) | 3:57 AM (Aug 24) |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Krittika | late night 12/45/37 (47/21/40 danda) | 12:45 AM (Aug 24) |
| Rohini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhruva | day 3/5/42 (23/11/52 danda) | 3:05 PM |
| Vyaghata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 3/59/9 (25/25/29 danda) | 3:59 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 3/57/11 (55/20/35 danda) | 3:57 AM (Aug 24) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrisha at 6:11 AM
- Yogini
- North-east, from 3:57 AM (Aug 24) East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
- 10:34 AM – 12:09 PM
- Barabela
- 8:59 AM – 10:34 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 11:01 PM – 11:46 PM, 4:18 AM (Aug 24) – 5:49 AM (Aug 24)
- Amrita yoga
- 5:48 AM – 7:30 AM, 8:21 AM – 10:53 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:43 AM – 12:34 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:29 PM – 8:05 PM
- Nishita
- 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 24)
Pujas & observances
- Janmashtami
- Nishita (midnight): 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 24)
This month
Day 5 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.