Bengali Panjika — Saturday, August 22, 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
5 Bhadra 1427
Saturday, August 22, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Bhadra 1427
- Hijri date
- 2 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
6:29 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:37 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:25 PM
Day length: 12 h 41 min · Night length: 11 h 20 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha
Chaturthi tithi
Ends late night 12/21/40 (46/21/56 danda) · 12:21 AM (Aug 23), then Panchami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturthi | late night 12/21/40 (46/21/56 danda) | 12:21 AM (Aug 23) |
| Panchami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Hasta | late night 12/20/33 (46/19/11 danda) | 12:20 AM (Aug 23) |
| Chitra | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sadhya | day 3/56/41 (25/19/30 danda) | 3:56 PM |
| Shubha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 1/34/14 (19/23/23 danda) | 1:34 PM |
| Vishti | late night 12/21/40 (46/21/57 danda) | 12:21 AM (Aug 23) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-west, from 12:21 AM (Aug 23) South
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Chaturthi — 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
- 5:48 AM – 7:23 AM, 4:54 PM – 6:29 PM
- Barabela
- 1:44 PM – 3:19 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 10:02 AM – 1:25 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:43 AM – 12:34 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:29 PM – 8:05 PM
- Nishita
- 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 23)
Pujas & observances
- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Puja at midday: 10:53 AM – 1:25 PM
This month
Day 5 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.