Bengali Panjika — Friday, October 18, 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
1 Kartik 1431
Friday, October 18, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Kartik 1431
- Hijri date
- 14 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
6:08 AM
Almanac sunset
5:34 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:57 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:29 PM
Day length: 11 h 26 min · Night length: 12 h 35 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Krishna paksha
Prathama tithi
Ends day 3/22/38 (23/4/50 danda) · 3:22 PM, then Dwitiya
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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Prathama | day 3/22/38 (23/4/50 danda) | 3:22 PM |
| Dwitiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini | day 4/26/23 (25/44/13 danda) | 4:26 PM |
| Bharani | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vajra | late night 1/45/50 (49/2/51 danda) | 1:45 AM (Oct 19) |
| Siddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 3/22/38 (23/4/50 danda) | 3:22 PM |
| Taitila | late night 2/14/53 (50/15/28 danda) | 2:14 AM (Oct 19) |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- East, from 3:22 PM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Prathama — ekoddishta
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
- 10:25 AM – 11:51 AM
- Barabela
- 9:00 AM – 10:25 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:08 AM – 6:54 AM, 7:40 AM – 9:57 AM, 12:14 PM – 3:17 PM, 4:02 PM – 5:34 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:14 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:34 PM – 7:10 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 30 in Kartik
Month runs: Oct 18 – Nov 16
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.