Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, October 19, 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
2 Kartik 1423
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Kartik 1423
- Hijri date
- 17 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
6:09 AM
Almanac sunset
5:33 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:58 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:29 PM
Day length: 11 h 24 min · Night length: 12 h 36 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Krishna paksha
Chaturthi tithi
Ends late night 1/11/6 (47/34/55 danda) · 1:11 AM (Oct 20), then Panchami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturthi | late night 1/11/6 (47/34/55 danda) | 1:11 AM (Oct 20) |
| Panchami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Krittika | day 8/4/55 (4/49/29 danda) | 8:04 AM |
| Rohini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyatipata | day 4/14/44 (25/14/2 danda) | 4:14 PM |
| Variyana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 2/20/4 (20/27/22 danda) | 2:20 PM |
| Balava | late night 1/11/5 (47/34/55 danda) | 1:11 AM (Oct 20) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- South-west, from 1:11 AM (Oct 20) South
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Chaturthi — 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
- 9:00 AM – 10:25 AM
- Barabela
- 11:51 AM – 1:16 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:54 AM – 7:40 AM, 1:45 PM – 4:02 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:09 AM – 6:54 AM, 7:40 AM – 8:26 AM, 10:42 AM – 12:59 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:14 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:33 PM – 7:09 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 20)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 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.