Bengali Panjika — Thursday, August 29, 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
12 Bhadra 1431
Thursday, August 29, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 14 Bhadra 1431
- Hijri date
- 24 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
5:51 AM
Almanac sunset
6:23 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:39 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:19 PM
Day length: 12 h 32 min · Night length: 11 h 28 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends late night 4/13/46 (55/56/12 danda) · 4:13 AM (Aug 30), then Dwadashi
Aja Ekadashi — fasting day
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | late night 4/13/46 (55/56/12 danda) | 4:13 AM (Aug 30) |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ardra | night 8/33/23 (36/45/12 danda) | 8:33 PM |
| Punarvasu | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddhi | night 10/58/43 (42/48/33 danda) | 10:58 PM |
| Vyatipata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 4/26/55 (26/29/2 danda) | 4:26 PM |
| Balava | late night 4/13/46 (55/56/12 danda) | 4:13 AM (Aug 30) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 4:13 AM (Aug 30) South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
- 3:15 PM – 4:49 PM
- Barabela
- 4:49 PM – 6:23 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:51 AM – 7:31 AM, 10:52 AM – 1:22 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:16 AM (Aug 30) – 3:33 AM (Aug 30)
- Kutapa
- 11:42 AM – 12:32 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:23 PM – 7:59 PM
- Nishita
- 11:43 PM – 12:31 AM (Aug 30)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Aja Ekadashi(Pakshavardhini Mahadwadashi)
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Aug 30, 10:12 AM – 10:01 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Aug 30 · পারণ on Aug 31, 5:51 AM – 10:01 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Aug 30 · পারণ on Aug 31, 5:51 AM – 10:01 AM
Pakshavardhini Mahadwadashi: the fast moves to the Dwadashi day
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 12 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.