Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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
31 Srabon 1429
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Srabon 1429
- Hijri date
- 18 Muharram 1444
- Eras
- Shakabda 1944 · Samvat 2079
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
5:46 AM
Almanac sunset
6:34 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:34 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:30 PM
Day length: 12 h 47 min · Night length: 11 h 13 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha
Shashthi tithi
Ends late night 12/37/17 (47/5/58 danda) · 12:37 AM (Aug 18), then Saptami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shashthi | late night 12/37/17 (47/5/58 danda) | 12:37 AM (Aug 18) |
| Saptami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini | late night 2/59/46 (53/2/9 danda) | 2:59 AM (Aug 18) |
| Bharani | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ganda | late night 2/44/11 (52/23/12 danda) | 2:44 AM (Aug 18) |
| Vriddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 12/38/30 (17/8/59 danda) | 12:38 PM |
| Vanija | late night 12/37/17 (47/5/58 danda) | 12:37 AM (Aug 18) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- West, from 12:37 AM (Aug 18) North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
- 8:58 AM – 10:34 AM
- Barabela
- 12:10 PM – 1:46 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:18 PM – 4:00 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:46 AM – 7:29 AM, 10:02 AM – 11:44 AM, 4:00 PM – 5:43 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:36 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:34 PM – 8:10 PM
- Nishita
- 11:46 PM – 12:34 AM (Aug 18)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 31 of 31 in Srabon
Month runs: Jul 18 – Aug 17
বিষ্ণুপদী sankranti today at 11:14 PM — the month ends today.
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.