Bengali Panjika — Saturday, October 20, 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
2 Kartik 1425
Saturday, October 20, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Kartik 1425
- Hijri date
- 10 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
6:09 AM
Almanac sunset
5:33 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:58 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:28 PM
Day length: 11 h 24 min · Night length: 12 h 37 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends night 6/54/57 (31/53/56 danda) · 6:54 PM, then Dwadashi
Pashankusha Ekadashi — fasting 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | night 6/54/57 (31/53/56 danda) | 6:54 PM |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shatabhisha | late night 5/56/42 (59/28/17 danda) | 5:56 AM (Oct 21) |
| Purva Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ganda | day 12/36/1 (16/6/36 danda) | 12:36 PM |
| Vriddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | night 6/54/57 (31/53/56 danda) | 6:54 PM |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 6:54 PM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
- 6:09 AM – 7:34 AM, 4:07 PM – 5:33 PM
- Barabela
- 1:16 PM – 2:42 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:48 AM (Oct 21) – 3:38 AM (Oct 21)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:09 AM – 6:54 AM, 7:40 AM – 9:57 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:14 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:33 PM – 7:09 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 21)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Pashankusha Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Oct 21, 6:09 AM – 9:57 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Oct 21, 6:09 AM – 9:57 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Oct 21, 6:09 AM – 9:57 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 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.