Bengali Panjika — Sunday, August 20, 2023
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
2 Bhadra 1430
Sunday, August 20, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Bhadra 1430
- Hijri date
- 3 Safar 1445
- Eras
- Shakabda 1945 · Samvat 2080
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
6:31 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:28 PM
Day length: 12 h 44 min · Night length: 11 h 16 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Shravana · Shukla paksha
Chaturthi tithi
Ends night 9/38/5 (39/35/25 danda) · 9:38 PM, then Panchami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturthi | night 9/38/5 (39/35/25 danda) | 9:38 PM |
| Panchami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Hasta | late night 2/58/7 (52/55/29 danda) | 2:58 AM (Aug 21) |
| Chitra | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sadhya | night 9/59/28 (40/28/52 danda) | 9:59 PM |
| Shubha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 9/1/29 (8/3/54 danda) | 9:01 AM |
| Vishti | night 9/38/5 (39/35/25 danda) | 9:38 PM |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-west, from 9:38 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Chaturthi — 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 – 1:45 PM
- Barabela
- 10:34 AM – 12:09 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:47 AM – 6:38 AM, 1:26 PM – 2:17 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:38 AM – 10:02 AM
- 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
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 of 31 in Bhadra
Month runs: Aug 19 – Sep 18
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.