Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, October 20, 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
2 Kartik 1428
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Kartik 1428
- Hijri date
- 13 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
5:32 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:58 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:28 PM
Day length: 11 h 23 min · Night length: 12 h 37 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Purnima tithi
Ends night 8/1/23 (34/39/42 danda) · 8:01 PM, then Prathama
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Purnima | night 8/1/23 (34/39/42 danda) | 8:01 PM |
| Prathama | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Revati | day 2/54/13 (21/51/46 danda) | 2:54 PM |
| Ashwini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Harshana | night 10/24/35 (40/37/43 danda) | 10:24 PM |
| Vajra | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 7/31/51 (3/25/53 danda) | 7:31 AM |
| Bava | night 8/1/23 (34/39/42 danda) | 8:01 PM |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 2:54 PM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 8:01 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Purnima — ekoddishta; Purnima — 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
- 9:00 AM – 10:25 AM
- Barabela
- 11:51 AM – 1:16 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:55 AM – 7:40 AM, 1:45 PM – 4:01 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:09 AM – 6:55 AM, 7:40 AM – 8:26 AM, 10:42 AM – 12:59 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:32 PM – 7:08 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 of 30 in Kartik
Month runs: Oct 19 – Nov 17
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.