Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, August 23, 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
5 Bhadra 1430
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Bhadra 1430
- Hijri date
- 6 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
5:49 AM
Almanac sunset
6:29 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:37 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:25 PM
Day length: 12 h 40 min · Night length: 11 h 20 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Shravana · Shukla paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends night 10/43/52 (42/17/9 danda) · 10:43 PM, 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 | night 10/43/52 (42/17/9 danda) | 10:43 PM |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishakha | late night 5/42/46 (59/44/25 danda) | 5:42 AM (Aug 24) |
| Anuradha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Brahma | night 7/54/52 (35/14/38 danda) | 7:54 PM |
| Indra | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 10/52/0 (12/37/30 danda) | 10:52 AM |
| Vanija | night 10/43/52 (42/17/9 danda) | 10:43 PM |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrischika at 11:39 PM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 10:43 PM 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
- 8:59 AM – 10:34 AM
- Barabela
- 12:09 PM – 1:44 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:15 PM – 3:57 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:49 AM – 7:30 AM, 10:02 AM – 11:43 AM, 3:57 PM – 5:38 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:43 AM – 12:34 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:29 PM – 8:05 PM
- Nishita
- 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 24)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 5 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.