Bengali Panjika — Thursday, October 24, 2019

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

6 Kartik 1426

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Bangla Academy date
8 Kartik 1426
Hijri date
24 Safar 1441
Eras
Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076
Ekadashi (Rama)

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

6:11 AM

Almanac sunset

5:30 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:00 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:25 PM

Day length: 11 h 19 min · Night length: 12 h 42 min

Tithi

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

Ekadashi tithi

Ends night 7/14/15 (32/37/44 danda) · 7:14 PM, then Dwadashi

Rama 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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ekadashinight 7/14/15 (32/37/44 danda)7:14 PM
Dwadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Maghaday 11/10/11 (12/27/34 danda)11:10 AM
Purva Phalguniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shukladay 12/31/11 (15/50/3 danda)12:31 PM
Brahmaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 8/24/39 (5/33/42 danda)8:24 AM
Balavanight 7/14/15 (32/37/44 danda)7:14 PM
Kaulavalate night 6/2/37 (59/38/39 danda)6:02 AM (Oct 25)
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South-east, from 7:14 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
2:40 PM – 4:05 PM
Barabela
4:05 PM – 5:30 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:11 AM – 7:41 AM, 1:43 PM – 3:14 PM
Kutapa
11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:30 PM – 7:06 PM
Nishita
11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 25)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Rama Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast today · পারণ on Oct 25, 6:11 AM – 9:57 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast today · পারণ on Oct 25, 6:11 AM – 9:57 AM
Nimbarka
Fast today · পারণ on Oct 25, 6:11 AM – 9:57 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 6 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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