Bengali Panjika — Saturday, August 21, 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

4 Bhadra 1428

Saturday, August 21, 2021

Bangla Academy date
6 Bhadra 1428
Hijri date
12 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

6:30 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:36 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:27 PM

Day length: 12 h 42 min · Night length: 11 h 18 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Shravana · Shukla paksha

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends night 6/59/43 (32/58/13 danda) · 6:59 PM, then Purnima

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
Chaturdashinight 6/59/43 (32/58/13 danda)6:59 PM
Purnimaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shravananight 9/28/52 (39/11/3 danda)9:28 PM
Dhanishtaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Saubhagyaday 2/53/59 (22/43/52 danda)2:53 PM
Shobhanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 7/43/50 (4/48/28 danda)7:43 AM
Vanijanight 6/59/43 (32/58/13 danda)6:59 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
Yogini
West, from 6:59 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
5:48 AM – 7:23 AM, 4:55 PM – 6:30 PM
Barabela
1:44 PM – 3:20 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
10:02 AM – 1:25 PM
Kutapa
11:44 AM – 12:34 PM
Pradosha
6:30 PM – 8:06 PM
Nishita
11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 22)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 4 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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