Bengali Panjika — Sunday, October 21, 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
3 Kartik 1425
Sunday, October 21, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Kartik 1425
- Hijri date
- 11 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
5:32 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:58 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:27 PM
Day length: 11 h 22 min · Night length: 12 h 38 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends night 8/31/11 (35/53/21 danda) · 8:31 PM, then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | night 8/31/11 (35/53/21 danda) | 8:31 PM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vriddhi | day 12/50/54 (16/42/38 danda) | 12:50 PM |
| Dhruva | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 7/45/46 (3/59/48 danda) | 7:45 AM |
| Balava | night 8/31/11 (35/53/21 danda) | 8:31 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Meena at 1:27 AM (Oct 22)
- Yogini
- South-west, from 8:31 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
- 11:51 AM – 1:16 PM
- Barabela
- 10:25 AM – 11:51 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 4:01 PM – 4:46 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:55 AM – 9:11 AM, 12:13 PM – 3:15 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:32 PM – 7:08 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 22)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Pashankusha Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Oct 20 · Break the fast today 6:09 AM – 9:57 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Oct 20 · Break the fast today 6:09 AM – 9:57 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Oct 20 · Break the fast today 6:09 AM – 9:57 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 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.