Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, August 21, 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
4 Bhadra 1431
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Bhadra 1431
- Hijri date
- 16 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
6:30 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:26 PM
Day length: 12 h 42 min · Night length: 11 h 19 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha
Dwitiya tithi
Ends night 8/43/6 (37/16/23 danda) · 8:43 PM, then Tritiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwitiya | night 8/43/6 (37/16/23 danda) | 8:43 PM |
| Tritiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shatabhisha | day 6/54/35 (2/45/5 danda) | 6:54 AM |
| Purva Bhadrapada | late night 5/19/54 (58/48/24 danda) | 5:19 AM (Aug 22) |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | night 10/10/46 (40/55/34 danda) | 10:10 PM |
| Dhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 9/53/38 (10/12/44 danda) | 9:53 AM |
| Gara | night 8/43/6 (37/16/23 danda) | 8:43 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Meena at 11:44 PM
- Yogini
- North, from 8:43 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
- 2:16 PM – 3:58 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:48 AM – 7:30 AM, 10:02 AM – 11:44 AM, 3:58 PM – 5:39 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:34 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:30 PM – 8:06 PM
- Nishita
- 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 22)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.