Bengali Panjika — Monday, August 24, 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
7 Bhadra 1427
Monday, August 24, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 9 Bhadra 1427
- Hijri date
- 4 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
6:27 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:37 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:24 PM
Day length: 12 h 38 min · Night length: 11 h 22 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha
Shashthi tithi
Ends night 7/27/25 (34/4/34 danda) · 7:27 PM, then Saptami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shashthi | night 7/27/25 (34/4/34 danda) | 7:27 PM |
| Saptami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Swati | night 9/0/52 (37/58/12 danda) | 9:00 PM |
| Vishakha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shukla | day 9/48/0 (9/56/1 danda) | 9:48 AM |
| Brahma | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 8/40/6 (7/6/16 danda) | 8:40 AM |
| Taitila | night 7/27/25 (34/4/34 danda) | 7:27 PM |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- West, from 7:27 PM North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
- 7:24 AM – 8:59 AM
- Barabela
- 3:18 PM – 4:53 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:56 PM – 5:37 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:49 AM – 7:30 AM, 10:52 AM – 1:24 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:43 AM – 12:33 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:27 PM – 8:03 PM
- Nishita
- 11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Aug 25)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 7 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.