Bengali Panjika — Friday, October 19, 2018
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
1 Kartik 1425
Friday, October 19, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Kartik 1425
- Hijri date
- 9 Safar 1440
- Eras
- Shakabda 1940 · Samvat 2075
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
6:08 AM
Almanac sunset
5:33 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:57 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:29 PM
Day length: 11 h 25 min · Night length: 12 h 35 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Dashami tithi
Ends day 4/59/56 (27/7/34 danda) · 4:59 PM, then Ekadashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dashami | day 4/59/56 (27/7/34 danda) | 4:59 PM |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanishta | late night 3/37/27 (53/41/20 danda) | 3:37 AM (Oct 20) |
| Shatabhisha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shula | day 12/8/33 (14/59/5 danda) | 12:08 PM |
| Ganda | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 4/59/57 (27/7/34 danda) | 4:59 PM |
| Vanija | late night 5/59/23 (59/36/9 danda) | 5:59 AM (Oct 20) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Kumbha at 2:22 PM
- Yogini
- North, from 4:59 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dashami — ekoddishta
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
- 6:08 AM – 6:54 AM, 7:40 AM – 9:57 AM, 12:14 PM – 3:16 PM, 4:02 PM – 5:33 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:14 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:33 PM – 7:09 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 20)
Pujas & observances
- Vijaya Dashami
- Puja in the forenoon: 6:08 AM – 9:57 AM
- Devi departs on a palanquin; omen: epidemic
This month
Day 1 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.