Bengali Panjika — Sunday, August 23, 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
6 Bhadra 1427
Sunday, August 23, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Bhadra 1427
- Hijri date
- 3 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
5:49 AM
Almanac sunset
6:28 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:37 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:25 PM
Day length: 12 h 39 min · Night length: 11 h 21 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha
Panchami tithi
Ends night 9/53/55 (40/11/42 danda) · 9:53 PM, then Shashthi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Panchami | night 9/53/55 (40/11/42 danda) | 9:53 PM |
| Shashthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Chitra | night 10/40/0 (42/6/55 danda) | 10:40 PM |
| Swati | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shubha | day 12/52/48 (17/38/55 danda) | 12:52 PM |
| Shukla | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 11/7/56 (13/16/44 danda) | 11:07 AM |
| Balava | night 9/53/55 (40/11/42 danda) | 9:53 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Tula at 11:30 AM
- Yogini
- South, from 9:53 PM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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
- 12:08 PM – 1:43 PM
- Barabela
- 10:34 AM – 12:08 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:49 AM – 6:39 AM, 1:24 PM – 2:15 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:39 AM – 10:02 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:43 AM – 12:34 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:28 PM – 8:04 PM
- Nishita
- 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 24)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.