Bengali Panjika — Friday, October 23, 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
6 Kartik 1427
Friday, October 23, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Kartik 1427
- Hijri date
- 5 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
6:11 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 41 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends day 12/30/38 (15/48/55 danda) · 12:30 PM, then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | day 12/30/38 (15/48/55 danda) | 12:30 PM |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Ashadha | day 7/17/31 (2/46/8 danda) | 7:17 AM |
| Uttara Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | day 9/24/37 (8/3/52 danda) | 9:24 AM |
| Dhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 12/30/38 (15/48/55 danda) | 12:30 PM |
| Vishti | late night 12/6/28 (44/48/29 danda) | 12:06 AM (Oct 24) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 1:12 PM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 12:30 PM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Saptami, Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
- 10:25 AM – 11:50 AM
- Barabela
- 9:00 AM – 10:25 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:11 AM – 6:56 AM, 7:41 AM – 9:57 AM, 12:13 PM – 3:14 PM, 3:59 PM – 5:30 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:30 PM – 7:06 PM
- Nishita
- 11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 24)
Pujas & observances
- Maha Saptami
- Puja in the forenoon: 6:11 AM – 9:57 AM
- Devi arrives on a palanquin; omen: epidemic
This month
Day 6 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.