Bengali Panjika — Friday, October 21, 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
4 Kartik 1423
Friday, October 21, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Kartik 1423
- Hijri date
- 19 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
6:10 AM
Almanac sunset
5:31 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:59 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:27 PM
Day length: 11 h 22 min · Night length: 12 h 39 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Krishna paksha
Shashthi tithi
Ends night 9/1/54 (37/9/36 danda) · 9:01 PM, then Saptami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shashthi | night 9/1/54 (37/9/36 danda) | 9:01 PM |
| Saptami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ardra | late night 3/55/2 (54/22/24 danda) | 3:55 AM (Oct 22) |
| Punarvasu | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Parigha | day 10/23/38 (10/33/55 danda) | 10:23 AM |
| Shiva | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 9/58/51 (9/31/59 danda) | 9:58 AM |
| Vanija | night 9/1/54 (37/9/36 danda) | 9:01 PM |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- West, from 9:01 PM North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
- 10:25 AM – 11:50 AM
- Barabela
- 9:00 AM – 10:25 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:10 AM – 6:55 AM, 7:40 AM – 9:57 AM, 12:13 PM – 3:15 PM, 4:00 PM – 5:31 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:31 PM – 7:07 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 22)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.