Bengali Panjika — Saturday, October 24, 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
7 Kartik 1427
Saturday, October 24, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Kartik 1427
- Hijri date
- 6 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
5:29 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:00 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:25 PM
Day length: 11 h 18 min · Night length: 12 h 43 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends day 11/48/56 (14/3/24 danda) · 11:48 AM, then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | day 11/48/56 (14/3/24 danda) | 11:48 AM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Ashadha | day 7/9/25 (2/24/36 danda) | 7:09 AM |
| Shravana | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhriti | day 7/38/22 (3/36/59 danda) | 7:38 AM |
| Shula | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 11/48/56 (14/3/24 danda) | 11:48 AM |
| Balava | night 11/38/45 (43/37/56 danda) | 11:38 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 11:48 AM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami, Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
- 6:11 AM – 7:36 AM, 4:04 PM – 5:29 PM
- Barabela
- 1:15 PM – 2:40 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:48 AM (Oct 25) – 3:39 AM (Oct 25)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:11 AM – 6:56 AM, 7:41 AM – 9:57 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:27 AM – 12:13 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:29 PM – 7:05 PM
- Nishita
- 11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 25)
Pujas & observances
- Maha Ashtami
- Puja in the forenoon: 6:11 AM – 9:57 AM
- Sandhi Puja: 11:24 AM – 12:12 PM; Balidan at 11:48 AM
This month
Day 7 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.