Bengali Panjika — Saturday, August 26, 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

8 Bhadra 1430

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Bangla Academy date
11 Bhadra 1430
Hijri date
9 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

5:50 AM

Almanac sunset

6:26 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:38 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:23 PM

Day length: 12 h 37 min · Night length: 11 h 24 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Shravana · Shukla paksha

Dashami tithi

Ends night 7/30/52 (34/12/2 danda) · 7:30 PM, 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
Dashaminight 7/30/52 (34/12/2 danda)7:30 PM
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Mulalate night 4/17/21 (56/8/15 danda)4:17 AM (Aug 27)
Purva Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishkambhaday 2/22/27 (21/20/59 danda)2:22 PM
Pritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 8/18/25 (6/10/55 danda)8:18 AM
Garanight 7/30/52 (34/12/2 danda)7:30 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
North, from 7:30 PM 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
5:50 AM – 7:24 AM, 4:52 PM – 6:26 PM
Barabela
1:42 PM – 3:17 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
10:02 AM – 1:24 PM
Kutapa
11:43 AM – 12:33 PM
Pradosha
6:26 PM – 8:02 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Aug 27)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 of 31 in Bhadra

Month runs: Aug 19 Sep 18

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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