Bengali Panjika — Thursday, August 26, 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

9 Bhadra 1428

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Bangla Academy date
11 Bhadra 1428
Hijri date
17 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

5:50 AM

Almanac sunset

6:26 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:38 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:22 PM

Day length: 12 h 36 min · Night length: 11 h 24 min

Tithi

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

Chaturthi tithi

Ends day 5/59/7 (30/22/19 danda) · 5:59 PM, then Panchami

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
Chaturthiday 5/59/7 (30/22/19 danda)5:59 PM
Panchamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Revatilate night 12/22/21 (46/20/25 danda)12:22 AM (Aug 27)
Ashwiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shuladay 8/23/56 (6/24/21 danda)8:23 AM
Gandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 5/59/7 (30/22/19 danda)5:59 PM
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 12:22 AM (Aug 27)
Yogini
South-west, from 5:59 PM South
Shraddha tithi
Chaturthi — 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
3:17 PM – 4:51 PM
Barabela
4:51 PM – 6:26 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:50 AM – 7:30 AM, 10:52 AM – 1:23 PM
Amrita yoga
1:16 AM (Aug 27) – 3:33 AM (Aug 27)
Kutapa
11:42 AM – 12:33 PM
Pradosha
6:26 PM – 8:02 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Aug 27)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 9 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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