Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, October 24, 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

6 Kartik 1430

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Bangla Academy date
8 Kartik 1430
Hijri date
8 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

6:11 AM

Almanac sunset

5:30 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: Ashwin · Shukla paksha

Dashami tithi

Ends day 1/8/57 (17/24/21 danda) · 1:08 PM, then Ekadashi

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
Dashamiday 1/8/57 (17/24/21 danda)1:08 PM
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhanishtaday 2/30/40 (20/48/37 danda)2:30 PM
Shatabhisharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Gandaday 3/41/43 (23/46/17 danda)3:41 PM
Vriddhiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 1/8/57 (17/24/21 danda)1:08 PM
Vanijanight 11/56/49 (44/24/0 danda)11:56 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
North, from 1:08 PM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dashami — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
1:15 PM – 2:40 PM
Barabela
7:36 AM – 9:00 AM
Mahendra yoga
5:30 PM – 8:02 PM
Amrita yoga
6:11 AM – 6:56 AM, 7:41 AM – 11:28 AM
Kutapa
11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:30 PM – 7:06 PM
Nishita
11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 25)

Pujas & observances

  • Vijaya Dashami
    • Puja in the forenoon: 6:11 AM – 9:57 AM
    • Devi departs on a horse; omen: unrest

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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