Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, October 18, 2016
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
1 Kartik 1423
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Kartik 1423
- Hijri date
- 16 Muharram 1438
- Eras
- Shakabda 1938 · Samvat 2073
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
6:08 AM
Almanac sunset
5:34 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:57 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:30 PM
Day length: 11 h 26 min · Night length: 12 h 35 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Krishna paksha
Tritiya tithi
Ends late night 3/31/6 (53/26/4 danda) · 3:31 AM (Oct 19), then Chaturthi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tritiya | late night 3/31/6 (53/26/4 danda) | 3:31 AM (Oct 19) |
| Chaturthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bharani | day 9/45/1 (9/0/52 danda) | 9:45 AM |
| Krittika | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddhi | night 7/20/36 (32/59/49 danda) | 7:20 PM |
| Vyatipata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 4/42/56 (26/25/41 danda) | 4:42 PM |
| Vishti | late night 3/31/6 (53/26/5 danda) | 3:31 AM (Oct 19) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Vrisha at 3:19 PM
- Yogini
- South-east, from 3:31 AM (Oct 19) South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
- 1:17 PM – 2:42 PM
- Barabela
- 7:34 AM – 9:00 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:34 PM – 8:05 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:08 AM – 6:54 AM, 7:40 AM – 11:28 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:14 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:34 PM – 7:10 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 30 in Kartik
Month runs: Oct 18 – Nov 16
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.