Bengali Panjika — Thursday, October 20, 2022
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 1429
Thursday, October 20, 2022
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Kartik 1429
- Hijri date
- 23 Rabi' al-Awwal 1444
- Eras
- Shakabda 1944 · Samvat 2079
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
5:58 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:28 PM
Day length: 11 h 24 min · Night length: 12 h 37 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Krishna paksha
Dashami tithi
Ends day 2/26/25 (20/42/34 danda) · 2:26 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 | day 2/26/25 (20/42/34 danda) | 2:26 PM |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlesha | day 10/9/44 (10/0/52 danda) | 10:09 AM |
| Magha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shubha | night 6/38/19 (31/12/19 danda) | 6:38 PM |
| Shukla | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 2/26/25 (20/42/34 danda) | 2:26 PM |
| Bava | late night 3/13/5 (52/39/14 danda) | 3:13 AM (Oct 21) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Simha at 10:09 AM
- Yogini
- North, from 2:26 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami, Ekadashi — 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
- 2:42 PM – 4:07 PM
- Barabela
- 4:07 PM – 5:33 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:09 AM – 7:40 AM, 1:45 PM – 3:16 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:14 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:33 PM – 7:09 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.