Bengali Panjika — Sunday, October 25, 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

8 Kartik 1427

Sunday, October 25, 2020

Bangla Academy date
9 Kartik 1427
Hijri date
7 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

6:12 AM

Almanac sunset

5:28 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:01 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:24 PM

Day length: 11 h 17 min · Night length: 12 h 44 min

Tithi

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

Navami tithi

Ends day 11/36/29 (13/31/2 danda) · 11:36 AM, then Dashami

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
Navamiday 11/36/29 (13/31/2 danda)11:36 AM
Dashamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shravanaday 7/29/16 (3/12/59 danda)7:29 AM
Dhanishtaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shuladay 6/14/43 (0/6/36 danda)6:14 AM
Gandalate night 5/15/23 (57/38/15 danda)5:15 AM (Oct 26)
Vriddhiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 11/36/29 (13/31/2 danda)11:36 AM
Taitilanight 11/42/1 (43/44/52 danda)11:42 PM
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Kumbha at 7:50 PM
Yogini
East, from 11:36 AM North
Shraddha tithi
Navami, Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
11:50 AM – 1:15 PM
Barabela
10:25 AM – 11:50 AM
Mahendra yoga
3:58 PM – 4:43 PM
Amrita yoga
6:57 AM – 9:12 AM, 12:13 PM – 3:13 PM
Kutapa
11:27 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:28 PM – 7:04 PM
Nishita
11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 26)

Pujas & observances

  • Maha Navami
    • Puja in the forenoon: 6:12 AM – 9:57 AM

This month

Day 8 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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