Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, October 26, 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

8 Kartik 1428

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Bangla Academy date
10 Kartik 1428
Hijri date
19 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

6:12 AM

Almanac sunset

5:28 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:01 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:23 PM

Day length: 11 h 16 min · Night length: 12 h 45 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Krishna paksha

Shashthi tithi

runs the whole day

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
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ardralate night 4/54/15 (56/44/30 danda)4:54 AM (Oct 27)
Punarvasuruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shivalate night 12/36/37 (46/0/24 danda)12:36 AM (Oct 27)
Siddharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garanight 6/12/45 (30/0/44 danda)6:12 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
West
Shraddha tithi
Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
1:14 PM – 2:39 PM
Barabela
7:36 AM – 9:01 AM
Mahendra yoga
5:28 PM – 8:01 PM
Amrita yoga
6:12 AM – 6:57 AM, 7:42 AM – 11:27 AM
Kutapa
11:27 AM – 12:12 PM
Pradosha
5:28 PM – 7:04 PM
Nishita
11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 27)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 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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