Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, August 25, 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

8 Bhadra 1427

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Bangla Academy date
10 Bhadra 1427
Hijri date
5 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

6:26 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:38 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:23 PM

Day length: 12 h 37 min · Night length: 11 h 23 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha

Saptami tithi

Ends day 5/7/13 (28/13/12 danda) · 5:07 PM, then Ashtami

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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Saptamiday 5/7/13 (28/13/12 danda)5:07 PM
Ashtamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishakhanight 7/28/28 (34/6/19 danda)7:28 PM
Anuradharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Brahmaday 6/46/44 (2/22/0 danda)6:46 AM
Indralate night 3/52/25 (55/6/12 danda)3:52 AM (Aug 26)
Vaidhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 6/16/18 (1/5/54 danda)6:16 AM
Vanijaday 5/7/13 (28/13/12 danda)5:07 PM
Vishtilate night 4/0/59 (55/27/36 danda)4:00 AM (Aug 26)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrischika at 1:50 PM
Yogini
North-west, from 5:07 PM North-east
Shraddha tithi
Saptami — ekoddishta

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
1:43 PM – 3:17 PM
Barabela
7:24 AM – 8:59 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:21 AM – 10:52 AM, 1:24 PM – 3:05 PM, 3:55 PM – 5:36 PM
Kutapa
11:43 AM – 12:33 PM
Pradosha
6:26 PM – 8:02 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Aug 26)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 of 31 in Bhadra

Month runs: Aug 18 Sep 17

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta school used by printed Bengali almanacs. They can differ from modern astronomical values by minutes, and occasionally by a day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

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.

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