Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, August 18, 2020
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
1 Bhadra 1427
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Bhadra 1427
- Hijri date
- 27 Dhu al-Hijjah 1441
- Eras
- Shakabda 1942 · Samvat 2077
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
5:47 AM
Almanac sunset
6:32 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:35 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:29 PM
Day length: 12 h 45 min · Night length: 11 h 15 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha
Chaturdashi tithi
Ends day 10/10/5 (10/56/39 danda) · 10:10 AM, then Amavasya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturdashi | day 10/10/5 (10/56/39 danda) | 10:10 AM |
| Amavasya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Pushya | day 6/9/41 (0/55/39 danda) | 6:09 AM |
| Ashlesha | late night 5/35/0 (59/28/55 danda) | 5:35 AM (Aug 19) |
| Magha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Variyana | late night 2/47/57 (52/31/17 danda) | 2:47 AM (Aug 19) |
| Parigha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shakuni | day 10/10/5 (10/56/39 danda) | 10:10 AM |
| Chatushpada | night 9/31/31 (39/20/14 danda) | 9:31 PM |
| Naga | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Simha at 5:35 AM (Aug 19)
- Yogini
- West, from 10:10 AM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Amavasya — ekoddishta; Amavasya — 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
- 1:45 PM – 3:21 PM
- Barabela
- 7:23 AM – 8:58 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 8:20 AM – 10:53 AM, 1:26 PM – 3:08 PM, 3:59 PM – 5:41 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:35 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:32 PM – 8:08 PM
- Nishita
- 11:46 PM – 12:34 AM (Aug 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 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.