Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, October 15, 2024

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

28 Ashwin 1431

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Bangla Academy date
30 Ashwin 1431
Hijri date
11 Rabi' al-Thani 1446
Eras
Shakabda 1946 · Samvat 2081

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

6:07 AM

Almanac sunset

5:36 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:56 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:32 PM

Day length: 11 h 29 min · Night length: 12 h 31 min

Tithi

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

Trayodashi tithi

Ends night 10/31/49 (41/1/9 danda) · 10:31 PM, then Chaturdashi

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
Trayodashinight 10/31/49 (41/1/9 danda)10:31 PM
Chaturdashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Bhadrapadanight 9/23/4 (38/9/15 danda)9:23 PM
Uttara Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vriddhiday 2/5/40 (19/55/44 danda)2:05 PM
Dhruvaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 11/40/39 (13/53/13 danda)11:40 AM
Taitilanight 10/31/49 (41/1/9 danda)10:31 PM
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Meena at 3:46 PM
Yogini
South, from 10:31 PM West
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
1:18 PM – 2:44 PM
Barabela
7:33 AM – 8:59 AM
Mahendra yoga
5:36 PM – 8:07 PM
Amrita yoga
6:07 AM – 6:53 AM, 7:39 AM – 11:29 AM
Kutapa
11:29 AM – 12:15 PM
Pradosha
5:36 PM – 7:12 PM
Nishita
11:28 PM – 12:16 AM (Oct 16)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

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

Pashankusha Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on Oct 13 · পারণ on Oct 14, 8:20 AM – 9:57 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on Oct 14 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 9:57 AM
Nimbarka
Fast on Oct 14 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 9:57 AM

Dashami touched the pre-dawn hours, so the Dwadashi day

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 28 of 30 in Ashwin

Month runs: Sep 18 Oct 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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