Bengali Panjika — Friday, October 27, 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

9 Kartik 1424

Friday, October 27, 2017

Bangla Academy date
11 Kartik 1424
Hijri date
6 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

5:27 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:01 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:23 PM

Day length: 11 h 15 min · Night length: 12 h 46 min

Tithi

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

Saptami tithi

Ends day 11/34/5 (13/22/43 danda) · 11:34 AM, then Ashtami

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
Saptamiday 11/34/5 (13/22/43 danda)11:34 AM
Ashtamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Ashadhalate night 12/41/5 (46/10/14 danda)12:41 AM (Oct 28)
Shravanaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhritinight 6/50/9 (31/32/54 danda)6:50 PM
Shularuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 11/34/5 (13/22/43 danda)11:34 AM
Vishtilate night 12/26/28 (45/33/41 danda)12:26 AM (Oct 28)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
North-west, from 11:34 AM North-east
Shraddha tithi
Saptami, Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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 – 11:50 AM
Barabela
9:01 AM – 10:25 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:12 AM – 6:57 AM, 7:42 AM – 9:57 AM, 12:12 PM – 3:12 PM, 3:57 PM – 5:27 PM
Kutapa
11:27 AM – 12:12 PM
Pradosha
5:27 PM – 7:03 PM
Nishita
11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 28)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 9 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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