Bengali Panjika — Friday, August 20, 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
3 Bhadra 1428
Friday, August 20, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Bhadra 1428
- Hijri date
- 11 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
5:48 AM
Almanac sunset
6:31 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:27 PM
Day length: 12 h 43 min · Night length: 11 h 17 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Shravana · Shukla paksha
Trayodashi tithi
Ends night 8/33/18 (36/53/3 danda) · 8:33 PM, then Chaturdashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trayodashi | night 8/33/18 (36/53/3 danda) | 8:33 PM |
| Chaturdashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Ashadha | night 10/14/41 (41/6/31 danda) | 10:14 PM |
| Shravana | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ayushman | day 5/15/31 (28/38/35 danda) | 5:15 PM |
| Saubhagya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 9/27/28 (9/8/27 danda) | 9:27 AM |
| Taitila | night 8/33/18 (36/53/3 danda) | 8:33 PM |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- South, from 8:33 PM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 10:34 AM – 12:09 PM
- Barabela
- 8:58 AM – 10:34 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 11:02 PM – 11:47 PM, 4:18 AM (Aug 21) – 5:48 AM (Aug 21)
- Amrita yoga
- 5:48 AM – 7:29 AM, 8:20 AM – 10:53 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:35 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:31 PM – 8:07 PM
- Nishita
- 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 21)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Putrada Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Aug 18 · পারণ on Aug 19, 6:02 AM – 10:02 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Aug 18 · পারণ on Aug 19, 6:02 AM – 10:02 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Aug 19 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 10:02 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 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.