Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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
1 Bhadra 1428
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Bhadra 1428
- Hijri date
- 9 Muharram 1443
- Eras
- Shakabda 1943 · Samvat 2078
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
5:47 AM
Almanac sunset
6:33 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:35 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:29 PM
Day length: 12 h 46 min · Night length: 11 h 15 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Shravana · Shukla paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends late night 12/34/36 (46/58/8 danda) · 12:34 AM (Aug 19), then Dwadashi
Putrada Ekadashi — fasting day
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | late night 12/34/36 (46/58/8 danda) | 12:34 AM (Aug 19) |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Mula | late night 12/41/56 (47/16/26 danda) | 12:41 AM (Aug 19) |
| Purva Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishkambha | night 10/41/37 (42/15/41 danda) | 10:41 PM |
| Priti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 1/43/10 (19/49/33 danda) | 1:43 PM |
| Vishti | late night 12/34/36 (46/58/8 danda) | 12:34 AM (Aug 19) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 12:34 AM (Aug 19) South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
- 8:58 AM – 10:34 AM
- Barabela
- 12:10 PM – 1:45 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:17 PM – 3:59 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:47 AM – 7:29 AM, 10:02 AM – 11:44 AM, 3:59 PM – 5:42 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:35 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:33 PM – 8:09 PM
- Nishita
- 11:46 PM – 12:34 AM (Aug 19)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Putrada Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Aug 19, 6:02 AM – 10:02 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Aug 19, 6:02 AM – 10:02 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Aug 19 · পারণ on Aug 20, 5:48 AM – 10:02 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
- Jhulan Yatra begins
This month
Day 1 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.