Bengali Panjika — Thursday, August 20, 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
3 Bhadra 1427
Thursday, August 20, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Bhadra 1427
- Hijri date
- 29 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
5:48 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 17 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha
Prathama tithi
Ends day 7/2/9 (3/4/59 danda) · 7:02 AM, then Dwitiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prathama | day 7/2/9 (3/4/59 danda) | 7:02 AM |
| Dwitiya | late night 5/0/16 (58/0/16 danda) | 5:00 AM (Aug 21) |
| Tritiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Phalguni | late night 3/24/32 (54/0/55 danda) | 3:24 AM (Aug 21) |
| Uttara Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shiva | night 9/45/57 (39/54/29 danda) | 9:45 PM |
| Siddha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 7/2/9 (3/4/59 danda) | 7:02 AM |
| Balava | day 6/3/5 (30/37/18 danda) | 6:03 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 5/0/16 (58/0/16 danda) | 5:00 AM (Aug 21) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana
- Yogini
- East, from 7:02 AM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
- 3:20 PM – 4:55 PM
- Barabela
- 4:55 PM – 6:31 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:48 AM – 7:29 AM, 10:53 AM – 1:26 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:17 AM (Aug 21) – 3:33 AM (Aug 21)
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:35 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:31 PM – 8:07 PM
- Nishita
- 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 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.