Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, August 26, 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
9 Bhadra 1427
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 11 Bhadra 1427
- Hijri date
- 6 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
5:50 AM
Almanac sunset
6:25 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:38 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:22 PM
Day length: 12 h 36 min · Night length: 11 h 25 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Bhadrapada · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Shukla paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends day 2/57/40 (22/48/27 danda) · 2:57 PM, then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | day 2/57/40 (22/48/27 danda) | 2:57 PM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Anuradha | day 6/6/57 (30/41/42 danda) | 6:06 PM |
| Jyeshtha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vaidhriti | late night 1/8/23 (48/15/16 danda) | 1:08 AM (Aug 27) |
| Vishkambha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 2/57/40 (22/48/27 danda) | 2:57 PM |
| Balava | late night 1/58/29 (50/20/32 danda) | 1:58 AM (Aug 27) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 2:57 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami, Navami — 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
- 8:59 AM – 10:33 AM
- Barabela
- 12:08 PM – 1:42 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:14 PM – 3:54 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:50 AM – 7:31 AM, 10:02 AM – 11:42 AM, 3:54 PM – 5:35 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:42 AM – 12:33 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:25 PM – 8:01 PM
- Nishita
- 11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Aug 27)
Pujas & observances
- Radhashtami
- Puja at midday: 10:52 AM – 1:23 PM
This month
Day 9 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.