Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, October 25, 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

7 Kartik 1430

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Bangla Academy date
9 Kartik 1430
Hijri date
9 Rabi' al-Thani 1445
Eras
Shakabda 1945 · Samvat 2080
Ekadashi (Pashankusha)

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

5:29 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:00 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:24 PM

Day length: 11 h 18 min · Night length: 12 h 43 min

Tithi

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

Ekadashi tithi

Ends day 10/44/28 (11/21/54 danda) · 10:44 AM, then Dwadashi

Pashankusha Ekadashi — fasting day

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
Ekadashiday 10/44/28 (11/21/54 danda)10:44 AM
Dwadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shatabhishaday 12/49/53 (16/35/26 danda)12:49 PM
Purva Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vriddhiday 12/33/42 (15/54/59 danda)12:33 PM
Dhruvaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 10/44/28 (11/21/54 danda)10:44 AM
Bavanight 9/33/3 (38/23/21 danda)9:33 PM
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Meena at 5:36 AM (Oct 26)
Yogini
South-east, from 10:44 AM South-west
Shraddha tithi
Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
9:01 AM – 10:25 AM
Barabela
11:50 AM – 1:15 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:56 AM – 7:42 AM, 1:43 PM – 3:58 PM
Amrita yoga
6:11 AM – 6:56 AM, 7:42 AM – 8:27 AM, 10:42 AM – 12:58 PM
Kutapa
11:27 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:29 PM – 7:05 PM
Nishita
11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 26)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Pashankusha Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast today · পারণ on Oct 26, 6:12 AM – 8:22 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast today · পারণ on Oct 26, 6:12 AM – 8:22 AM
Nimbarka
Fast today · পারণ on Oct 26, 6:12 AM – 8:22 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 7 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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