Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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 1432
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Bhadra 1432
- Hijri date
- 25 Safar 1447
- Eras
- Shakabda 1947 · Samvat 2082
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
Dwadashi tithi
Ends day 2/47/28 (22/28/24 danda) · 2:47 PM, then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | day 2/47/28 (22/28/24 danda) | 2:47 PM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Punarvasu | late night 2/15/51 (51/9/21 danda) | 2:15 AM (Aug 21) |
| Pushya | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddhi | night 9/0/33 (38/1/6 danda) | 9:00 PM |
| Vyatipata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 2/47/29 (22/28/25 danda) | 2:47 PM |
| Gara | late night 2/2/35 (50/36/10 danda) | 2:02 AM (Aug 21) |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Karkata at 8:26 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 2:47 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 8:58 AM – 10:34 AM
- Barabela
- 12:09 PM – 1:45 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:17 PM – 3:58 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:48 AM – 7:29 AM, 10:02 AM – 11:44 AM, 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)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Aja Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Aug 19 · Break the fast today 5:48 AM – 10:02 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Aug 19 · Break the fast today 5:48 AM – 10:02 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Aug 19 · Break the fast today 5:48 AM – 10:02 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
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.