Bengali Panjika — Saturday, August 20, 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

3 Bhadra 1429

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Bangla Academy date
5 Bhadra 1429
Hijri date
21 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

5:48 AM

Almanac sunset

6:31 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:36 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:28 PM

Day length: 12 h 44 min · Night length: 11 h 17 min

Tithi

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

Navami tithi

Ends late night 3/6/4 (53/15/10 danda) · 3:06 AM (Aug 21), then Dashami

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
Navamilate night 3/6/4 (53/15/10 danda)3:06 AM (Aug 21)
Dashamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Rohiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vyaghatalate night 1/45/52 (49/54/40 danda)1:45 AM (Aug 21)
Harshanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 2/23/58 (21/29/54 danda)2:23 PM
Garalate night 3/6/4 (53/15/10 danda)3:06 AM (Aug 21)
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
East, from 3:06 AM (Aug 21) North
Shraddha tithi
Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
5:48 AM – 7:23 AM, 4:56 PM – 6:31 PM
Barabela
1:45 PM – 3:20 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
10:02 AM – 1:26 PM
Kutapa
11:44 AM – 12:35 PM
Pradosha
6:31 PM – 8:07 PM
Nishita
11:46 PM – 12:34 AM (Aug 21)

Pujas & observances

  • Nandotsav

This month

Day 3 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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