Bengali Panjika — Monday, October 24, 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

6 Kartik 1429

Monday, October 24, 2022

Bangla Academy date
8 Kartik 1429
Hijri date
27 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

6:11 AM

Almanac sunset

5:29 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:00 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:25 PM

Day length: 11 h 19 min · Night length: 12 h 42 min

Tithi

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

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends day 5/23/4 (27/59/21 danda) · 5:23 PM, then Amavasya

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
Chaturdashiday 5/23/4 (27/59/21 danda)5:23 PM
Amavasyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Hastaday 3/38/26 (23/37/46 danda)3:38 PM
Chitraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vaidhritiday 4/24/22 (25/32/37 danda)4:24 PM
Vishkambharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shakuniday 5/23/4 (27/59/20 danda)5:23 PM
Chatushpadalate night 5/11/37 (57/30/44 danda)5:11 AM (Oct 25)
Nagaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Tula at 3:46 AM (Oct 25)
Yogini
West, from 5:23 PM North-east
Shraddha tithi
Chaturdashi — 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
7:36 AM – 9:00 AM
Barabela
2:40 PM – 4:05 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:11 AM – 7:41 AM, 9:12 AM – 11:28 AM, 8:02 PM – 11:25 PM, 2:48 AM (Oct 25) – 3:39 AM (Oct 25)
Kutapa
11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:29 PM – 7:05 PM
Nishita
11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 25)

Pujas & observances

  • Kali Puja / Dipavali
    • Nishita (midnight): 11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 25)

This month

Day 6 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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