Bengali Panjika — Monday, October 22, 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

4 Kartik 1425

Monday, October 22, 2018

Bangla Academy date
6 Kartik 1425
Hijri date
12 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

6:10 AM

Almanac sunset

5:31 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:59 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:27 PM

Day length: 11 h 21 min · Night length: 12 h 39 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha

Trayodashi tithi

Ends night 9/42/42 (38/50/57 danda) · 9:42 PM, then Chaturdashi

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
Trayodashinight 9/42/42 (38/50/57 danda)9:42 PM
Chaturdashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Bhadrapadaday 7/54/44 (4/21/1 danda)7:54 AM
Uttara Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhruvaday 12/47/44 (16/33/31 danda)12:47 PM
Vyaghataruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 9/10/8 (7/29/31 danda)9:10 AM
Taitilanight 9/42/42 (38/50/56 danda)9:42 PM
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Manushya gana
Yogini
South, from 9:42 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
7:35 AM – 9:00 AM
Barabela
2:41 PM – 4:06 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:10 AM – 7:41 AM, 9:11 AM – 11:28 AM, 8:03 PM – 11:25 PM, 2:48 AM (Oct 23) – 3:38 AM (Oct 23)
Kutapa
11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:31 PM – 7:07 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 23)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 4 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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