Bengali Panjika — Monday, August 23, 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

6 Bhadra 1428

Monday, August 23, 2021

Bangla Academy date
8 Bhadra 1428
Hijri date
14 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

5:49 AM

Almanac sunset

6:28 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:37 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:25 PM

Day length: 12 h 40 min · Night length: 11 h 21 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha

Prathama tithi

Ends day 5/7/35 (28/16/5 danda) · 5:07 PM, then Dwitiya

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
Prathamaday 5/7/35 (28/16/5 danda)5:07 PM
Dwitiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shatabhishanight 9/11/27 (38/25/46 danda)9:11 PM
Purva Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Atigandaday 11/8/54 (13/19/23 danda)11:08 AM
Sukarmanruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 5/7/35 (28/16/5 danda)5:07 PM
Taitilalate night 4/57/10 (57/50/2 danda)4:57 AM (Aug 24)
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
East, from 5:07 PM North
Shraddha tithi
Prathama — 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
7:24 AM – 8:59 AM
Barabela
3:18 PM – 4:53 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:56 PM – 5:38 PM
Amrita yoga
5:49 AM – 7:30 AM, 10:53 AM – 1:24 PM
Kutapa
11:43 AM – 12:34 PM
Pradosha
6:28 PM – 8:04 PM
Nishita
11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 24)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 6 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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