Bengali Panjika — Friday, August 21, 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
4 Bhadra 1427
Friday, August 21, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Bhadra 1427
- Hijri date
- 1 Muharram 1442
- 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
6:30 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:26 PM
Day length: 12 h 42 min · Night length: 11 h 18 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha
Tritiya tithi
Ends late night 2/45/8 (52/21/32 danda) · 2:45 AM (Aug 22), then Chaturthi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tritiya | late night 2/45/8 (52/21/32 danda) | 2:45 AM (Aug 22) |
| Chaturthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Phalguni | late night 1/56/51 (50/20/48 danda) | 1:56 AM (Aug 22) |
| Hasta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddha | night 6/55/31 (32/47/28 danda) | 6:55 PM |
| Sadhya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 3/54/0 (25/13/41 danda) | 3:54 PM |
| Gara | late night 2/45/8 (52/21/32 danda) | 2:45 AM (Aug 22) |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Kanya at 9:03 AM
- Yogini
- South-east, from 2:45 AM (Aug 22) South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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 – 11:47 PM, 4:18 AM (Aug 22) – 5:48 AM (Aug 22)
- Amrita yoga
- 5:48 AM – 7:30 AM, 8:20 AM – 10:53 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:34 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:30 PM – 8:06 PM
- Nishita
- 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 22)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.