Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, August 21, 2030

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 1437

Wednesday, August 21, 2030

Bangla Academy date
6 Bhadra 1437
Hijri date
20 Rabi' al-Thani 1452
Eras
Shakabda 1952 · Samvat 2087

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

6:27 PM

Day length: 12 h 42 min · Night length: 11 h 18 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Bhadrapada · Krishna paksha

Ashtami tithi

Ends night 8/4/3 (35/39/8 danda) · 8:04 PM, then Navami

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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ashtaminight 8/4/3 (35/39/8 danda)8:04 PM
Navamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Krittikanight 8/46/24 (37/25/0 danda)8:46 PM
Rohiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhruvaday 1/59/42 (20/28/17 danda)1:59 PM
Vyaghataruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 7/5/46 (3/13/25 danda)7:05 AM
Kaulavanight 8/4/3 (35/39/7 danda)8:04 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
North-east, from 8:04 PM East
Shraddha tithi
Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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 – 1:44 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

  • Janmashtami
    • Nishita (midnight): 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 22)

This month

Day 3 of 31 in Bhadra

Month runs: Aug 19 Sep 18

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta school used by printed Bengali almanacs. They can differ from modern astronomical values by minutes, and occasionally by a day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

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.

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