Bengali Panjika — Sunday, August 18, 2024
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
1 Bhadra 1431
Sunday, August 18, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Bhadra 1431
- Hijri date
- 13 Safar 1446
- Eras
- Shakabda 1946 · Samvat 2081
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
6:32 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:35 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:29 PM
Day length: 12 h 45 min · Night length: 11 h 15 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Shravana · Shukla paksha
Chaturdashi tithi
Ends late night 3/1/50 (53/5/57 danda) · 3:01 AM (Aug 19), then Purnima
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturdashi | late night 3/1/50 (53/5/57 danda) | 3:01 AM (Aug 19) |
| Purnima | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Ashadha | day 10/23/16 (11/29/31 danda) | 10:23 AM |
| Shravana | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ayushman | day 8/54/9 (7/46/43 danda) | 8:54 AM |
| Saubhagya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 3/50/30 (25/7/37 danda) | 3:50 PM |
| Vanija | late night 3/1/50 (53/5/56 danda) | 3:01 AM (Aug 19) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- West, from 3:01 AM (Aug 19) North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
- 12:10 PM – 1:45 PM
- Barabela
- 10:34 AM – 12:10 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
- 6:32 PM – 8:08 PM
- Nishita
- 11:46 PM – 12:34 AM (Aug 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 31 in Bhadra
Month runs: Aug 18 – Sep 17
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.