Bengali Panjika — Saturday, October 21, 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
3 Kartik 1430
Saturday, October 21, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Kartik 1430
- Hijri date
- 5 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
6:09 AM
Almanac sunset
5:32 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:58 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:28 PM
Day length: 11 h 23 min · Night length: 12 h 38 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends night 7/47/27 (34/4/15 danda) · 7:47 PM, then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | night 7/47/27 (34/4/15 danda) | 7:47 PM |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Ashadha | night 6/59/13 (32/3/40 danda) | 6:59 PM |
| Uttara Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | late night 12/40/16 (46/16/17 danda) | 12:40 AM (Oct 22) |
| Dhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 8/42/31 (6/21/54 danda) | 8:42 AM |
| Vanija | night 7/47/27 (34/4/14 danda) | 7:47 PM |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 12:40 AM (Oct 22)
- Yogini
- North-west, from 7:47 PM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
- 6:09 AM – 7:35 AM, 4:07 PM – 5:32 PM
- Barabela
- 1:16 PM – 2:41 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:48 AM (Oct 22) – 3:38 AM (Oct 22)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:09 AM – 6:55 AM, 7:40 AM – 9:57 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:32 PM – 7:08 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 22)
Pujas & observances
- Maha Saptami
- Puja in the forenoon: 6:09 AM – 9:57 AM
- Devi arrives on a horse; omen: unrest
This month
Day 3 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.