Bengali Panjika — Sunday, October 18, 2020
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
1 Kartik 1427
Sunday, October 18, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Kartik 1427
- Hijri date
- 30 Safar 1442
- Eras
- Shakabda 1942 · Samvat 2077
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
6:08 AM
Almanac sunset
5:34 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:57 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:30 PM
Day length: 11 h 26 min · Night length: 12 h 35 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Dwitiya tithi
Ends night 9/26/24 (38/14/17 danda) · 9:26 PM, then Tritiya
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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dwitiya | night 9/26/24 (38/14/17 danda) | 9:26 PM |
| Tritiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Swati | day 1/4/17 (17/19/1 danda) | 1:04 PM |
| Vishakha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Priti | night 10/31/15 (40/56/26 danda) | 10:31 PM |
| Ayushman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 10/37/27 (11/11/55 danda) | 10:37 AM |
| Kaulava | night 9/26/24 (38/14/17 danda) | 9:26 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Vrischika at 5:51 AM (Oct 19)
- Yogini
- North, from 9:26 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
- 11:51 AM – 1:17 PM
- Barabela
- 10:25 AM – 11:51 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 4:02 PM – 4:48 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:54 AM – 9:11 AM, 12:14 PM – 3:17 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:14 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:34 PM – 7:10 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 30 in Kartik
Month runs: Oct 18 – Nov 16
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.