Bengali Panjika — Thursday, October 22, 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

5 Kartik 1427

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Bangla Academy date
6 Kartik 1427
Hijri date
4 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

5:26 PM

Day length: 11 h 20 min · Night length: 12 h 40 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha

Shashthi tithi

Ends day 1/39/21 (18/41/55 danda) · 1:39 PM, then Saptami

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
Shashthiday 1/39/21 (18/41/55 danda)1:39 PM
Saptamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Muladay 7/51/24 (4/12/3 danda)7:51 AM
Purva Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Atigandaday 11/31/37 (13/22/36 danda)11:31 AM
Sukarmanruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 1/39/21 (18/41/55 danda)1:39 PM
Garalate night 1/1/55 (47/8/21 danda)1:01 AM (Oct 23)
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
West, from 1:39 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Shashthi — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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 – 4:06 PM
Barabela
4:06 PM – 5:31 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:10 AM – 7:41 AM, 1:44 PM – 3:14 PM
Kutapa
11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:31 PM – 7:07 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 23)

Pujas & observances

  • Durga Shashthi
    • In the evening: 3:14 PM – 5:31 PM

This month

Day 5 of 30 in Kartik

Month runs: Oct 18 Nov 16

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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