Bengali Panjika — Sunday, August 21, 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

4 Bhadra 1429

Sunday, August 21, 2022

Bangla Academy date
6 Bhadra 1429
Hijri date
22 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

6:30 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:36 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:27 PM

Day length: 12 h 42 min · Night length: 11 h 18 min

Tithi

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

Dashami tithi

Ends late night 4/46/30 (57/25/20 danda) · 4:46 AM (Aug 22), then Ekadashi

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
Dashamilate night 4/46/30 (57/25/20 danda)4:46 AM (Aug 22)
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Rohiniday 7/36/20 (4/29/55 danda)7:36 AM
Mrigashiraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Harshanalate night 2/6/11 (50/44/32 danda)2:06 AM (Aug 22)
Vajraruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 3/53/44 (25/13/26 danda)3:53 PM
Vishtilate night 4/46/30 (57/25/20 danda)4:46 AM (Aug 22)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Mithuna at 8:44 PM
Yogini
North, from 4:46 AM (Aug 22) South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
12:09 PM – 1:44 PM
Barabela
10:34 AM – 12:09 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:48 AM – 6:39 AM, 1:25 PM – 2:16 PM
Amrita yoga
6:39 AM – 10:02 AM
Kutapa
11:44 AM – 12:35 PM
Pradosha
6:30 PM – 8:06 PM
Nishita
11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 22)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 4 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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