Bengali Panjika — Thursday, October 20, 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
3 Kartik 1423
Thursday, October 20, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Kartik 1423
- Hijri date
- 18 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
5:32 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:58 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:28 PM
Day length: 11 h 23 min · Night length: 12 h 37 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Krishna paksha
Panchami tithi
Ends night 10/59/45 (42/5/25 danda) · 10:59 PM, then Shashthi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Panchami | night 10/59/45 (42/5/25 danda) | 10:59 PM |
| Shashthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Rohini | day 6/30/16 (0/51/40 danda) | 6:30 AM |
| Mrigashira | late night 5/5/31 (57/19/50 danda) | 5:05 AM (Oct 21) |
| Ardra | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Variyana | day 1/14/37 (17/42/33 danda) | 1:14 PM |
| Parigha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 12/3/57 (14/45/54 danda) | 12:03 PM |
| Taitila | night 10/59/45 (42/5/25 danda) | 10:59 PM |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Mithuna at 5:46 PM
- Yogini
- South, from 10:59 PM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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
- 2:41 PM – 4:07 PM
- Barabela
- 4:07 PM – 5:32 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:09 AM – 7:40 AM, 1:44 PM – 3:16 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:32 PM – 7:08 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 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.