Bengali Panjika — Friday, August 23, 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
6 Bhadra 1431
Friday, August 23, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Bhadra 1431
- Hijri date
- 18 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
5:49 AM
Almanac sunset
6:28 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:37 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:25 PM
Day length: 12 h 39 min · Night length: 11 h 21 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha
Chaturthi tithi
Ends day 3/49/21 (25/0/16 danda) · 3:49 PM, then Panchami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturthi | day 3/49/21 (25/0/16 danda) | 3:49 PM |
| Panchami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Revati | late night 1/59/55 (50/26/41 danda) | 1:59 AM (Aug 24) |
| Ashwini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shula | day 4/2/26 (25/32/57 danda) | 4:02 PM |
| Ganda | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 3/49/21 (25/0/16 danda) | 3:49 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 2/36/28 (51/58/3 danda) | 2:36 AM (Aug 24) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 1:59 AM (Aug 24)
- Yogini
- South-west, from 3:49 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Chaturthi, Panchami — 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
- 10:34 AM – 12:08 PM
- Barabela
- 8:59 AM – 10:34 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 11:01 PM – 11:46 PM, 4:18 AM (Aug 24) – 5:49 AM (Aug 24)
- Amrita yoga
- 5:49 AM – 7:30 AM, 8:21 AM – 10:53 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:43 AM – 12:34 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:28 PM – 8:04 PM
- Nishita
- 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 24)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.