Bengali Panjika — Thursday, August 18, 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
1 Bhadra 1429
Thursday, August 18, 2022
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Bhadra 1429
- Hijri date
- 19 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
5:47 AM
Almanac sunset
6:33 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:35 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:29 PM
Day length: 12 h 46 min · Night length: 11 h 14 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends late night 12/57/17 (47/55/1 danda) · 12:57 AM (Aug 19), then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | late night 12/57/17 (47/55/1 danda) | 12:57 AM (Aug 19) |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bharani | late night 4/4/2 (55/41/54 danda) | 4:04 AM (Aug 19) |
| Krittika | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vriddhi | late night 2/2/0 (50/36/49 danda) | 2:02 AM (Aug 19) |
| Dhruva | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 12/43/23 (17/20/16 danda) | 12:43 PM |
| Bava | late night 12/57/17 (47/55/1 danda) | 12:57 AM (Aug 19) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- North-west, from 12:57 AM (Aug 19) North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
- 3:21 PM – 4:57 PM
- Barabela
- 4:57 PM – 6:33 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:47 AM – 7:29 AM, 10:53 AM – 1:26 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:17 AM (Aug 19) – 3:32 AM (Aug 19)
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:35 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:33 PM – 8:09 PM
- Nishita
- 11:46 PM – 12:34 AM (Aug 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 31 in Bhadra
Month runs: Aug 18 – Sep 17
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.