Bengali Panjika — Monday, October 23, 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

5 Kartik 1424

Monday, October 23, 2017

Bangla Academy date
7 Kartik 1424
Hijri date
2 Safar 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

6:10 AM

Almanac sunset

5:30 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:59 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:26 PM

Day length: 11 h 20 min · Night length: 12 h 41 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Kartik · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Shukla paksha

Chaturthi tithi

Ends late night 5/24/45 (58/4/29 danda) · 5:24 AM (Oct 24), then Panchami

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
Chaturthilate night 5/24/45 (58/4/29 danda)5:24 AM (Oct 24)
Panchamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Anuradhaday 2/41/32 (21/16/27 danda)2:41 PM
Jyeshtharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Saubhagyaday 4/52/47 (26/44/35 danda)4:52 PM
Shobhanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 4/25/36 (25/36/38 danda)4:25 PM
Vishtilate night 5/24/45 (58/4/29 danda)5:24 AM (Oct 24)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
Yogini
South-west, from 5:24 AM (Oct 24) South
Shraddha tithi
Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Chaturthi — 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
7:35 AM – 9:00 AM
Barabela
2:40 PM – 4:05 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:10 AM – 7:41 AM, 9:12 AM – 11:28 AM, 8:02 PM – 11:25 PM, 2:48 AM (Oct 24) – 3:39 AM (Oct 24)
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 5 of 30 in Kartik

Month runs: Oct 19 Nov 17

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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