Bengali Panjika — Sunday, October 22, 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

4 Kartik 1430

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Bangla Academy date
6 Kartik 1430
Hijri date
6 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

6:10 AM

Almanac sunset

5:31 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:59 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:27 PM

Day length: 11 h 21 min · Night length: 12 h 39 min

Tithi

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

Ashtami tithi

Ends night 5/44/54 (28/56/41 danda) · 5:44 PM, then Navami

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
Ashtaminight 5/44/54 (28/56/41 danda)5:44 PM
Navamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Ashadhanight 5/40/4 (28/44/35 danda)5:40 PM
Shravanaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhritinight 9/48/38 (39/6/0 danda)9:48 PM
Shularuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 6/47/43 (1/33/42 danda)6:47 AM
Bavanight 5/44/54 (28/56/41 danda)5:44 PM
Balavalate night 4/38/59 (56/11/52 danda)4:38 AM (Oct 23)
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
North-east, from 5:44 PM East
Shraddha tithi
Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
11:50 AM – 1:16 PM
Barabela
10:25 AM – 11:50 AM
Mahendra yoga
4:00 PM – 4:46 PM
Amrita yoga
6:55 AM – 9:11 AM, 12:13 PM – 3:15 PM
Kutapa
11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:31 PM – 7:07 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 23)

Pujas & observances

  • Maha Ashtami
    • Puja in the forenoon: 6:10 AM – 9:57 AM
    • Sandhi Puja: 5:20 PM – 6:08 PM; Balidan at 5:44 PM

This month

Day 4 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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