Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, October 23, 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

5 Kartik 1425

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Bangla Academy date
7 Kartik 1425
Hijri date
13 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

5:30 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:59 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:26 PM

Day length: 11 h 20 min · Night length: 12 h 41 min

Tithi

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

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends night 10/24/52 (40/35/7 danda) · 10:24 PM, then Purnima

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
Chaturdashinight 10/24/52 (40/35/7 danda)10:24 PM
Purnimaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Bhadrapadaday 9/26/56 (8/10/17 danda)9:26 AM
Revatiruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vyaghataday 12/23/23 (15/31/24 danda)12:23 PM
Harshanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 10/7/28 (9/51/39 danda)10:07 AM
Vanijanight 10/24/52 (40/35/7 danda)10:24 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Manushya gana
Yogini
West, from 10:24 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
1:15 PM – 2:40 PM
Barabela
7:35 AM – 9:00 AM
Mahendra yoga
5:30 PM – 8:02 PM
Amrita yoga
6:10 AM – 6:56 AM, 7:41 AM – 11:28 AM
Kutapa
11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:30 PM – 7:06 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 24)

Pujas & observances

  • Kojagari Lakshmi Puja
    • Pradosha: 5:30 PM – 7:06 PM
    • Nishita (midnight): 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 24)

This month

Day 5 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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