Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, October 26, 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

9 Kartik 1423

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Bangla Academy date
10 Kartik 1423
Hijri date
24 Muharram 1438
Eras
Shakabda 1938 · Samvat 2073
Ekadashi (Rama)

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

6:12 AM

Almanac sunset

5:28 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:01 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:23 PM

Day length: 11 h 16 min · Night length: 12 h 45 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Krishna paksha

Ekadashi tithi

Ends day 4/53/18 (26/41/51 danda) · 4:53 PM, then Dwadashi

Rama Ekadashi — fasting day

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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ekadashiday 4/53/18 (26/41/51 danda)4:53 PM
Dwadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Phalgunilate night 3/53/16 (54/11/46 danda)3:53 AM (Oct 27)
Uttara Phalguniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Brahmanight 11/19/21 (42/46/57 danda)11:19 PM
Indraruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 4/53/18 (26/41/51 danda)4:53 PM
Kaulavalate night 5/8/26 (57/19/41 danda)5:08 AM (Oct 27)
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana
Yogini
South-east, from 4:53 PM South-west
Shraddha tithi
Ekadashi — ekoddishta

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
9:01 AM – 10:25 AM
Barabela
11:50 AM – 1:14 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:57 AM – 7:42 AM, 1:42 PM – 3:58 PM
Amrita yoga
6:12 AM – 6:57 AM, 7:42 AM – 8:27 AM, 10:42 AM – 12:57 PM
Kutapa
11:27 AM – 12:12 PM
Pradosha
5:28 PM – 7:04 PM
Nishita
11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 27)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Rama Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast today · পারণ on Oct 27, 6:13 AM – 9:57 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast today · পারণ on Oct 27, 6:13 AM – 9:57 AM
Nimbarka
Fast today · পারণ on Oct 27, 6:13 AM – 9:57 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 9 of 30 in Kartik

Month runs: Oct 18 Nov 16

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta school used by printed Bengali almanacs. They can differ from modern astronomical values by minutes, and occasionally by a day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

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.

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