Bengali Panjika — Sunday, October 23, 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
6 Kartik 1423
Sunday, October 23, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Kartik 1423
- Hijri date
- 21 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
6:11 AM
Almanac sunset
5:30 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:00 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:25 PM
Day length: 11 h 19 min · Night length: 12 h 41 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Krishna paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends night 6/3/48 (29/41/55 danda) · 6:03 PM, then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | night 6/3/48 (29/41/55 danda) | 6:03 PM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Pushya | late night 2/34/21 (50/58/17 danda) | 2:34 AM (Oct 24) |
| Ashlesha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sadhya | late night 3/18/21 (52/48/16 danda) | 3:18 AM (Oct 24) |
| Shubha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 6/39/37 (1/11/27 danda) | 6:39 AM |
| Kaulava | night 6/3/48 (29/41/55 danda) | 6:03 PM |
| Taitila | late night 5/34/12 (58/27/54 danda) | 5:34 AM (Oct 24) |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 6:03 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
- 11:50 AM – 1:15 PM
- Barabela
- 10:25 AM – 11:50 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:59 PM – 4:45 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:56 AM – 9:12 AM, 12:13 PM – 3:14 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:30 PM – 7:06 PM
- Nishita
- 11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 24)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.