Bengali Panjika — Thursday, October 26, 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
8 Kartik 1424
Thursday, October 26, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 10 Kartik 1424
- Hijri date
- 5 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
6:12 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: Kartik · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Shukla paksha
Shashthi tithi
Ends day 9/37/1 (8/31/22 danda) · 9:37 AM, then Saptami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shashthi | day 9/37/1 (8/31/22 danda) | 9:37 AM |
| Saptami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Ashadha | night 10/21/38 (40/22/55 danda) | 10:21 PM |
| Uttara Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | night 6/28/16 (30/39/29 danda) | 6:28 PM |
| Dhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 9/37/1 (8/31/22 danda) | 9:37 AM |
| Gara | night 10/37/23 (41/2/18 danda) | 10:37 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 4:58 AM (Oct 27)
- Yogini
- West, from 9:37 AM North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
- 2:39 PM – 4:03 PM
- Barabela
- 4:03 PM – 5:28 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:12 AM – 7:42 AM, 1:43 PM – 3:13 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:27 AM – 12:12 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:28 PM – 7:04 PM
- Nishita
- 11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 27)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 8 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.