Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, October 21, 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
4 Kartik 1427
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Kartik 1427
- Hijri date
- 3 Rabi' al-Awwal 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
6:10 AM
Almanac sunset
5:31 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:59 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:27 PM
Day length: 11 h 22 min · Night length: 12 h 39 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Panchami tithi
Ends day 3/11/24 (22/33/16 danda) · 3:11 PM, then Shashthi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Panchami | day 3/11/24 (22/33/16 danda) | 3:11 PM |
| Shashthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Jyeshtha | day 8/47/20 (6/33/6 danda) | 8:47 AM |
| Mula | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shobhana | day 1/56/58 (19/27/12 danda) | 1:56 PM |
| Atiganda | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 3/11/24 (22/33/16 danda) | 3:11 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 2/22/34 (50/31/12 danda) | 2:22 AM (Oct 22) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 8:47 AM
- Yogini
- South, from 3:11 PM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami, Shashthi — 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
- 9:00 AM – 10:25 AM
- Barabela
- 11:50 AM – 1:16 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:55 AM – 7:40 AM, 1:44 PM – 4:00 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:10 AM – 6:55 AM, 7:40 AM – 8:26 AM, 10:42 AM – 12:59 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:31 PM – 7:07 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 22)
Pujas & observances
- Bodhan
- In the evening: 3:15 PM – 5:31 PM
This month
Day 4 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.