Bengali Panjika — Sunday, August 22, 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

5 Bhadra 1428

Sunday, August 22, 2021

Bangla Academy date
7 Bhadra 1428
Hijri date
13 Muharram 1443
Eras
Shakabda 1943 · Samvat 2078
Purnima

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

6:29 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:36 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:26 PM

Day length: 12 h 41 min · Night length: 11 h 19 min

Tithi

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

Purnima tithi

Ends day 5/50/17 (30/3/42 danda) · 5:50 PM, then Prathama

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
Purnimaday 5/50/17 (30/3/42 danda)5:50 PM
Prathamaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhanishtanight 9/6/43 (38/14/48 danda)9:06 PM
Shatabhisharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shobhanaday 12/51/2 (17/35/36 danda)12:51 PM
Atigandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 6/21/48 (1/22/30 danda)6:21 AM
Bavaday 5/50/17 (30/3/42 danda)5:50 PM
Balavalate night 5/25/13 (59/1/3 danda)5:25 AM (Aug 23)
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Kumbha at 9:14 AM
Yogini
North-west, from 5:50 PM East
Shraddha tithi
Purnima — 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
12:09 PM – 1:44 PM
Barabela
10:34 AM – 12:09 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:48 AM – 6:39 AM, 1:25 PM – 2:16 PM
Amrita yoga
6:39 AM – 10:02 AM
Kutapa
11:43 AM – 12:34 PM
Pradosha
6:29 PM – 8:05 PM
Nishita
11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 23)

Pujas & observances

  • Jhulan Purnima / Rakhi

This month

Day 5 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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