Bengali Panjika — Thursday, October 26, 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

8 Kartik 1430

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Bangla Academy date
10 Kartik 1430
Hijri date
10 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

6:12 AM

Almanac sunset

5:28 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:01 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:24 PM

Day length: 11 h 16 min · Night length: 12 h 44 min

Tithi

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

Dwadashi tithi

Ends day 8/22/45 (5/26/20 danda) · 8:22 AM, then Trayodashi

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
Dwadashiday 8/22/45 (5/26/20 danda)8:22 AM
Trayodashilate night 6/8/56 (59/51/48 danda)6:08 AM (Oct 27)
Chaturdashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Bhadrapadaday 11/12/22 (12/30/23 danda)11:12 AM
Uttara Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhruvaday 9/28/17 (8/10/10 danda)9:28 AM
Vyaghataruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 8/22/45 (5/26/20 danda)8:22 AM
Kaulavanight 7/14/44 (32/36/17 danda)7:14 PM
Taitilalate night 6/8/57 (59/51/48 danda)6:08 AM (Oct 27)
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Manushya gana
Yogini
South-west, from 8:22 AM South
Shraddha tithi
Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
2:39 PM – 4:04 PM
Barabela
4:04 PM – 5:28 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:12 AM – 7:42 AM, 1:43 PM – 3:13 PM
Kutapa
11:27 AM – 12:12 PM
Pradosha
5:28 PM – 7:04 PM
Nishita
11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 27)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

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

Pashankusha Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on Oct 25 · Break the fast today 6:12 AM – 8:22 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on Oct 25 · Break the fast today 6:12 AM – 8:22 AM
Nimbarka
Fast on Oct 25 · Break the fast today 6:12 AM – 8:22 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 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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