Bengali Panjika — Friday, October 15, 2021
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
28 Ashwin 1428
Friday, October 15, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 30 Ashwin 1428
- Hijri date
- 8 Rabi' al-Awwal 1443
- Eras
- Shakabda 1943 · Samvat 2078
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
6:07 AM
Almanac sunset
5:37 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:56 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:32 PM
Day length: 11 h 30 min · Night length: 12 h 31 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Dashami tithi
Ends night 8/45/55 (36/36/38 danda) · 8:45 PM, then Ekadashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dashami | night 8/45/55 (36/36/38 danda) | 8:45 PM |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shravana | day 1/5/53 (17/26/33 danda) | 1:05 PM |
| Dhanishta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhriti | day 6/29/42 (0/56/7 danda) | 6:29 AM |
| Shula | late night 4/14/10 (55/17/18 danda) | 4:14 AM (Oct 16) |
| Ganda | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 9/28/25 (8/22/55 danda) | 9:28 AM |
| Gara | night 8/45/55 (36/36/38 danda) | 8:45 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Kumbha at 12:46 AM (Oct 16)
- Yogini
- North, from 8:45 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- 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
- 10:25 AM – 11:52 AM
- Barabela
- 8:59 AM – 10:25 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:07 AM – 6:53 AM, 7:39 AM – 9:57 AM, 12:15 PM – 3:19 PM, 4:05 PM – 5:37 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:29 AM – 12:15 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:37 PM – 7:13 PM
- Nishita
- 11:28 PM – 12:16 AM (Oct 16)
Pujas & observances
- Vijaya Dashami
- Puja in the forenoon: 6:07 AM – 9:57 AM
- Devi departs on a palanquin; omen: epidemic
This month
Day 28 of 31 in Ashwin
Month runs: Sep 18 – Oct 18
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.