Bengali Panjika — Friday, October 20, 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
2 Kartik 1424
Friday, October 20, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Kartik 1424
- Hijri date
- 29 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
5:32 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: Kartik · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Shukla paksha
Prathama tithi
Ends late night 12/46/45 (46/33/7 danda) · 12:46 AM (Oct 21), then Dwitiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prathama | late night 12/46/45 (46/33/7 danda) | 12:46 AM (Oct 21) |
| Dwitiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Chitra | day 9/8/17 (7/26/57 danda) | 9:08 AM |
| Swati | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishkambha | day 4/54/0 (26/51/14 danda) | 4:54 PM |
| Priti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kimstughna | day 12/22/47 (15/33/13 danda) | 12:22 PM |
| Bava | late night 12/46/45 (46/33/7 danda) | 12:46 AM (Oct 21) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- East, from 12:46 AM (Oct 21) North
- Shraddha tithi
- Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — 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 – 11:51 AM
- Barabela
- 9:00 AM – 10:25 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:09 AM – 6:55 AM, 7:40 AM – 9:57 AM, 12:13 PM – 3:16 PM, 4:01 PM – 5:32 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 2 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.