Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, October 24, 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
6 Kartik 1424
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Kartik 1424
- Hijri date
- 3 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
6:11 AM
Almanac sunset
5:29 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:00 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:25 PM
Day length: 11 h 18 min · Night length: 12 h 42 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Kartik · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Shukla paksha
Panchami tithi
runs the whole 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Panchami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Jyeshtha | day 5/11/47 (27/30/51 danda) | 5:11 PM |
| Mula | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shobhana | day 5/22/4 (27/56/32 danda) | 5:22 PM |
| Atiganda | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | night 6/26/39 (30/37/59 danda) | 6:26 PM |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 5:11 PM
- Yogini
- South
- Shraddha tithi
- Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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
- 1:15 PM – 2:40 PM
- Barabela
- 7:36 AM – 9:01 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:29 PM – 8:02 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:11 AM – 6:56 AM, 7:41 AM – 11:28 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:29 PM – 7:05 PM
- Nishita
- 11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 25)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.