Bengali Panjika — Friday, October 21, 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

3 Kartik 1429

Friday, October 21, 2022

Bangla Academy date
5 Kartik 1429
Hijri date
24 Rabi' al-Awwal 1444
Eras
Shakabda 1944 · Samvat 2079
Ekadashi (Rama)

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

5:27 PM

Day length: 11 h 22 min · Night length: 12 h 38 min

Tithi

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

Ekadashi tithi

Ends day 3/53/11 (24/18/20 danda) · 3:53 PM, then Dwadashi

Rama Ekadashi — fasting 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
Ekadashiday 3/53/11 (24/18/20 danda)3:53 PM
Dwadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Maghaday 12/12/37 (15/6/54 danda)12:12 PM
Purva Phalguniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shuklanight 6/38/15 (31/10/58 danda)6:38 PM
Brahmaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 3/53/11 (24/18/19 danda)3:53 PM
Kaulavalate night 4/27/2 (55/42/57 danda)4:27 AM (Oct 22)
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South-east, from 3:53 PM South-west
Shraddha tithi
Ekadashi — ekoddishta

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 – 11:51 AM
Barabela
9:00 AM – 10:25 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:09 AM – 6:55 AM, 7:40 AM – 9:57 AM, 12:13 PM – 3:15 PM, 4:01 PM – 5:32 PM
Kutapa
11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:32 PM – 7:08 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 22)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Rama Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast today · পারণ on Oct 22, 6:10 AM – 9:57 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast today · পারণ on Oct 22, 6:10 AM – 9:57 AM
Nimbarka
Fast today · পারণ on Oct 22, 6:10 AM – 9:57 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 3 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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