Bengali Panjika — Thursday, October 19, 2017
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
1 Kartik 1424
Thursday, October 19, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Kartik 1424
- Hijri date
- 28 Muharram 1439
- Eras
- Shakabda 1939 · Samvat 2074
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
5:57 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:29 PM
Day length: 11 h 25 min · Night length: 12 h 36 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Krishna paksha
Amavasya tithi
Ends late night 12/7/4 (44/55/5 danda) · 12:07 AM (Oct 20), then Prathama
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amavasya | late night 12/7/4 (44/55/5 danda) | 12:07 AM (Oct 20) |
| Prathama | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Hasta | day 8/12/11 (5/7/53 danda) | 8:12 AM |
| Chitra | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vaidhriti | night 5/36/53 (28/39/39 danda) | 5:36 PM |
| Vishkambha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Chatushpada | day 11/58/54 (14/34/41 danda) | 11:58 AM |
| Naga | late night 12/7/4 (44/55/5 danda) | 12:07 AM (Oct 20) |
| Kimstughna | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Tula at 8:36 PM
- Yogini
- North-east, from 12:07 AM (Oct 20) East
- Shraddha tithi
- Amavasya — ekoddishta; Amavasya — 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
- 2:42 PM – 4:08 PM
- Barabela
- 4:08 PM – 5:33 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:09 AM – 7:40 AM, 1:45 PM – 3:16 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
- Kali Puja / Dipavali
- Nishita (midnight): 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 20)
This month
Day 1 of 30 in Kartik
Month runs: Oct 19 – Nov 17
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.