Bengali Panjika — Sunday, October 27, 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

9 Kartik 1426

Sunday, October 27, 2019

Bangla Academy date
11 Kartik 1426
Hijri date
27 Safar 1441
Eras
Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076

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 45 min

Tithi

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

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends day 12/9/33 (14/52/8 danda) · 12:09 PM, then Amavasya

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
Chaturdashiday 12/9/33 (14/52/8 danda)12:09 PM
Amavasyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Hastaday 6/14/11 (0/3/42 danda)6:14 AM
Chitralate night 4/46/58 (56/25/42 danda)4:46 AM (Oct 28)
Swatiruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishkambhalate night 12/13/57 (45/3/9 danda)12:13 AM (Oct 28)
Pritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shakuniday 12/9/33 (14/52/7 danda)12:09 PM
Chatushpadanight 11/4/24 (42/9/15 danda)11:04 PM
Nagaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Tula at 5:29 PM
Yogini
West, from 12:09 PM North-east
Shraddha tithi
Chaturdashi, Amavasya — ekoddishta; Amavasya — 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
11:50 AM – 1:14 PM
Barabela
10:25 AM – 11:50 AM
Mahendra yoga
3:57 PM – 4:42 PM
Amrita yoga
6:57 AM – 9:12 AM, 12:12 PM – 3:12 PM
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

  • Kali Puja / Dipavali
    • Nishita (midnight): 11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 28)

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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