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Bengali calendar August 2026
The Bengali calendar (Bangabda) is a solar calendar. Its year begins with Boishakh in mid-April, on Pohela Boishakh.
Bengali calendar, August 2026
- Months: Shrabon (শ্রাবণ) · Bhadro (ভাদ্র)
- Bangabda: 1433
1SaturdayShrabon 16
K Tritiya until 11:08 pm → K Chaturthi
Shatabhisha
Kumbha
5:08 am · 6:18 pm
2Sunday17
K Chaturthi until 11:16 pm → K Panchami
Purva Bhadrapada
Kumbha → Meena 3:27 pm
5:08 am · 6:17 pm
3Monday18
K Panchami until 10:55 pm → K Shashthi
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
5:09 am · 6:17 pm
4Tuesday19
K Shashthi until 10:04 pm → K Saptami
Revati
Meena → Mesha 9:55 pm
5:09 am · 6:16 pm
5Wednesday20
K Saptami until 8:43 pm → K Ashtami
Ashwini
Mesha
5:10 am · 6:15 pm
6Thursday21
K Ashtami until 6:54 pm → K Navami
Bharani
Mesha → Vrishabha 1:54 am
5:10 am · 6:15 pm
7Friday22
K Navami until 4:38 pm → K Dashami
Krittika
Vrishabha
5:10 am · 6:14 pm
8Saturday23
K Dashami until 2:00 pm → K Ekadashi
Rohini
Vrishabha → Mithuna 3:50 am
5:11 am · 6:13 pm
9Sunday24
K Ekadashi until 11:06 am → K Dwadashi
Mrigashira
Mithuna
5:11 am · 6:13 pm
Ekadashi
10Monday25
K Dwadashi until 8:02 am → K Trayodashi until 4:55 am → K Chaturdashi
Ardra
Mithuna → Karka 4:44 am
5:12 am · 6:12 pm
11Tuesday26
K Chaturdashi until 1:54 am → Amavasya
Punarvasu
Karka
5:12 am · 6:11 pm
12Wednesday27
Amavasya until 11:07 pm → S Pratipada
Pushya
Karka
5:12 am · 6:11 pm
AmavasyaSolar eclipse
13Thursday28
S Pratipada until 8:42 pm → S Dwitiya
Ashlesha
Karka → Simha 6:08 am
5:13 am · 6:10 pm
14Friday29
S Dwitiya until 6:48 pm → S Tritiya
Purva Phalguni
Simha
5:13 am · 6:09 pm
15Saturday30
S Tritiya until 5:30 pm → S Chaturthi
Uttara Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 9:36 am
5:13 am · 6:08 pm
16Sunday31
S Chaturthi until 4:53 pm → S Panchami
Hasta
Kanya
5:14 am · 6:08 pm
17Monday32
S Panchami until 5:01 pm → S Shashthi
Chitra
Kanya → Tula 4:21 pm
5:14 am · 6:07 pm
Nag PanchamiSankranti
18TuesdayBhadro 1
S Shashthi until 5:52 pm → S Saptami
Swati
Tula
5:15 am · 6:06 pm
19Wednesday2
S Saptami until 7:20 pm → S Ashtami
Swati
Tula → Vrishchika 2:31 am
5:15 am · 6:05 pm
20Thursday3
S Ashtami until 9:19 pm → S Navami
Vishakha
Vrishchika
5:15 am · 6:05 pm
21Friday4
S Navami until 11:37 pm → S Dashami
Anuradha
Vrishchika
5:16 am · 6:04 pm
22Saturday5
S Dashami until 2:01 am → S Ekadashi
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika → Dhanu 2:50 pm
5:16 am · 6:03 pm
23Sunday6
S Ekadashi until 4:20 am → S Dwadashi
Mula
Dhanu
5:16 am · 6:02 pm
Ekadashi
24Monday7
S Dwadashi
Purva Ashadha
Dhanu → Makara 3:07 am
5:17 am · 6:01 pm
25Tuesday8
S Dwadashi until 6:22 am → S Trayodashi
Uttara Ashadha
Makara
5:17 am · 6:00 pm
26Wednesday9
S Trayodashi until 8:00 am → S Chaturdashi
Shravana
Makara
5:17 am · 5:59 pm
27Thursday10
S Chaturdashi until 9:10 am → Purnima
Dhanishta
Makara → Kumbha 1:37 pm
5:18 am · 5:58 pm
28Friday11
Purnima until 9:49 am → K Pratipada
Shatabhisha
Kumbha
5:18 am · 5:58 pm
Raksha BandhanPurnimaLunar eclipse
29Saturday12
K Pratipada until 9:58 am → K Dwitiya
Purva Bhadrapada
Kumbha → Meena 9:38 pm
5:18 am · 5:57 pm
30Sunday13
K Dwitiya until 9:38 am → K Tritiya
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
5:18 am · 5:56 pm
31Monday14
K Tritiya until 8:52 am → K Chaturthi
Revati
Meena → Mesha 3:24 am
5:19 am · 5:55 pm
S = Shukla paksha, K = Krishna paksha. The tithi is the one at sunrise, with the time it ends when it changes before the next sunrise. ☆ nakshatra, ☾ Moon sign, ☼ sunrise and sunset, for Kolkata, in IST.
Days to note in August 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug, Sun | Shrabon 24 | Krishna Ekadashi |
| 12 Aug, Wed | Shrabon 27 | Amavasya · Solar eclipse (not seen from Kolkata) |
| 17 Aug, Mon | Shrabon 32 | Nag Panchami · Simha Sankranti, 8:02 am |
| 23 Aug, Sun | Bhadro 6 | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 28 Aug, Fri | Bhadro 11 | Raksha Bandhan · Purnima · Lunar eclipse (not seen from Kolkata) |
How the Bengali calendar works
In West Bengal a month begins on the day after the Sankranti, the day the Sun enters a new sign, so months have 29 to 32 days. Festivals such as Durga Puja and Kali Puja follow the tithi.
Pohela Boishakh is 1 Boishakh, the day after the Sun enters Mesha (Aries), in mid-April.
| # | Month | Bengali | Sun in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boishakh | বৈশাখ | Mesha |
| 2 | Jyoishtho | জ্যৈষ্ঠ | Vrishabha |
| 3 | Asharh | আষাঢ় | Mithuna |
| 4 | Shrabon | শ্রাবণ | Karka |
| 5 | Bhadro | ভাদ্র | Simha |
| 6 | Ashwin | আশ্বিন | Kanya |
| 7 | Kartik | কার্তিক | Tula |
| 8 | Ogrohayon | অগ্রহায়ণ | Vrishchika |
| 9 | Poush | পৌষ | Dhanu |
| 10 | Magh | মাঘ | Makara |
| 11 | Falgun | ফাল্গুন | Kumbha |
| 12 | Choitro | চৈত্র | Meena |
Other regional calendars
- Hindu calendar
- Tamil calendar
- Telugu calendar
- Kannada calendar
- Malayalam calendar
- Marathi calendar
- Gujarati calendar
- Odia calendar
For the full day (yoga, karana, Rahu kaal) see today's panchang, and the full lists of Amavasya, Purnima and eclipse dates.