Bengali Panjika — Thursday, October 19, 2023

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

1 Kartik 1430

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Bangla Academy date
3 Kartik 1430
Hijri date
3 Rabi' al-Thani 1445
Eras
Shakabda 1945 · Samvat 2080

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

6:08 AM

Almanac sunset

5:34 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:57 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:29 PM

Day length: 11 h 25 min · Night length: 12 h 35 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha

Panchami tithi

Ends night 10/59/16 (42/6/8 danda) · 10:59 PM, then Shashthi

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
Panchaminight 10/59/16 (42/6/8 danda)10:59 PM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Jyeshthanight 8/44/39 (36/29/35 danda)8:44 PM
Mularuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Saubhagyaday 7/47/48 (4/7/28 danda)7:47 AM
Shobhanalate night 5/43/3 (58/55/34 danda)5:43 AM (Oct 20)
Atigandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 11/33/8 (13/30/46 danda)11:33 AM
Balavanight 10/59/16 (42/6/8 danda)10:59 PM
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 8:44 PM
Yogini
South, from 10:59 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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 – 4:08 PM
Barabela
4:08 PM – 5:34 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:08 AM – 7:40 AM, 1:45 PM – 3:17 PM
Kutapa
11:28 AM – 12:14 PM
Pradosha
5:34 PM – 7:10 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 20)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 1 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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