Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, August 24, 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

7 Bhadra 1429

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Bangla Academy date
9 Bhadra 1429
Hijri date
25 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

5:49 AM

Almanac sunset

6:28 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:37 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:24 PM

Day length: 12 h 39 min · Night length: 11 h 22 min

Tithi

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

Dwadashi tithi

Ends day 8/44/53 (7/18/36 danda) · 8:44 AM, then Trayodashi

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
Dwadashiday 8/44/53 (7/18/36 danda)8:44 AM
Trayodashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Punarvasuday 3/6/34 (23/12/49 danda)3:06 PM
Pushyaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vyatipatalate night 3/53/47 (55/10/52 danda)3:53 AM (Aug 25)
Variyanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 8/44/53 (7/18/36 danda)8:44 AM
Garanight 9/45/6 (39/49/9 danda)9:45 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Karkata at 8:27 AM
Yogini
South-west, from 8:44 AM South
Shraddha tithi
Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
8:59 AM – 10:33 AM
Barabela
12:08 PM – 1:43 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:15 PM – 3:56 PM
Amrita yoga
5:49 AM – 7:30 AM, 10:02 AM – 11:43 AM, 3:56 PM – 5:37 PM
Kutapa
11:43 AM – 12:34 PM
Pradosha
6:28 PM – 8:04 PM
Nishita
11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 25)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Aja Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on Aug 23 · Break the fast today 5:49 AM – 10:02 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on Aug 23 · Break the fast today 5:49 AM – 10:02 AM
Nimbarka
Fast on Aug 23 · Break the fast today 5:49 AM – 10:02 AM

Ekadashi at two sunrises, the second day

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 7 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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