Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, August 20, 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
3 Bhadra 1431
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Bhadra 1431
- Hijri date
- 15 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
5:48 AM
Almanac sunset
6:31 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:27 PM
Day length: 12 h 43 min · Night length: 11 h 17 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha
Prathama tithi
Ends night 11/2/3 (43/4/39 danda) · 11:02 PM, then Dwitiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prathama | night 11/2/3 (43/4/39 danda) | 11:02 PM |
| Dwitiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanishta | day 8/19/52 (6/19/12 danda) | 8:19 AM |
| Shatabhisha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Atiganda | late night 1/8/26 (48/20/37 danda) | 1:08 AM (Aug 21) |
| Sukarman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 12/7/39 (15/48/40 danda) | 12:07 PM |
| Kaulava | night 11/2/3 (43/4/39 danda) | 11:02 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- East, from 11:02 PM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — 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
- 1:45 PM – 3:20 PM
- Barabela
- 7:23 AM – 8:58 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 8:20 AM – 10:53 AM, 1:26 PM – 3:07 PM, 3:58 PM – 5:40 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:35 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:31 PM – 8:07 PM
- Nishita
- 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 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.