Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, October 19, 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

1 Kartik 1428

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Bangla Academy date
3 Kartik 1428
Hijri date
12 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

6:09 AM

Almanac sunset

5:33 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:57 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:29 PM

Day length: 11 h 25 min · Night length: 12 h 36 min

Tithi

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

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends night 7/9/59 (32/32/21 danda) · 7:09 PM, then Purnima

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
Chaturdashinight 7/9/59 (32/32/21 danda)7:09 PM
Purnimaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Bhadrapadaday 1/34/16 (18/33/4 danda)1:34 PM
Revatiruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vyaghatanight 10/47/30 (41/36/9 danda)10:47 PM
Harshanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 6/55/29 (1/56/6 danda)6:55 AM
Vanijanight 7/9/59 (32/32/21 danda)7:09 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Manushya gana
Yogini
West, from 7:09 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
1:16 PM – 2:42 PM
Barabela
7:34 AM – 9:00 AM
Mahendra yoga
5:33 PM – 8:04 PM
Amrita yoga
6:09 AM – 6:54 AM, 7:40 AM – 11:28 AM
Kutapa
11:28 AM – 12:14 PM
Pradosha
5:33 PM – 7:09 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 20)

Pujas & observances

  • Kojagari Lakshmi Puja
    • Pradosha: 5:33 PM – 7:09 PM
    • Nishita (midnight): 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 20)

This month

Day 1 of 30 in Kartik

Month runs: Oct 19 Nov 17

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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