Bengali Panjika — Saturday, October 27, 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

9 Kartik 1425

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Bangla Academy date
11 Kartik 1425
Hijri date
17 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

6:12 AM

Almanac sunset

5:27 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:01 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:23 PM

Day length: 11 h 15 min · Night length: 12 h 46 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Krishna paksha

Tritiya tithi

Ends night 8/15/22 (35/6/20 danda) · 8:15 PM, then Chaturthi

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
Tritiyanight 8/15/22 (35/6/20 danda)8:15 PM
Chaturthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Krittikaday 10/43/53 (11/17/36 danda)10:43 AM
Rohiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vyatipataday 6/50/6 (1/33/9 danda)6:50 AM
Variyanalate night 4/33/3 (55/50/31 danda)4:33 AM (Oct 28)
Parigharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 8/55/10 (6/45/48 danda)8:55 AM
Vishtinight 8/15/22 (35/6/20 danda)8:15 PM
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South-east, from 8:15 PM South-west
Shraddha tithi
Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
6:12 AM – 7:37 AM, 4:03 PM – 5:27 PM
Barabela
1:14 PM – 2:39 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:49 AM (Oct 28) – 3:40 AM (Oct 28)
Amrita yoga
6:12 AM – 6:57 AM, 7:42 AM – 9:57 AM
Kutapa
11:27 AM – 12:12 PM
Pradosha
5:27 PM – 7:03 PM
Nishita
11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 28)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 9 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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