Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, October 26, 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

8 Kartik 1429

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Bangla Academy date
10 Kartik 1429
Hijri date
29 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

6:12 AM

Almanac sunset

5:28 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:01 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:24 PM

Day length: 11 h 16 min · Night length: 12 h 44 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Kartik · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Shukla paksha

Prathama tithi

Ends day 3/53/52 (24/13/49 danda) · 3:53 PM, then Dwitiya

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
Prathamaday 3/53/52 (24/13/49 danda)3:53 PM
Dwitiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Swatiday 3/30/11 (23/14/35 danda)3:30 PM
Vishakharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Pritiday 12/58/7 (16/54/27 danda)12:58 PM
Ayushmanruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 3/53/52 (24/13/49 danda)3:53 PM
Balavalate night 3/15/12 (52/37/9 danda)3:15 AM (Oct 27)
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana
Yogini
East, from 3:53 PM North
Shraddha tithi
Prathama — 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
9:01 AM – 10:25 AM
Barabela
11:50 AM – 1:14 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:57 AM – 7:42 AM, 1:43 PM – 3:58 PM
Amrita yoga
6:12 AM – 6:57 AM, 7:42 AM – 8:27 AM, 10:42 AM – 12:57 PM
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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