Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, October 22, 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

5 Kartik 1431

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Bangla Academy date
6 Kartik 1431
Hijri date
18 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

6:10 AM

Almanac sunset

5:31 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:59 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:26 PM

Day length: 11 h 20 min · Night length: 12 h 40 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Krishna paksha

Panchami tithi

Ends day 8/0/6 (4/33/48 danda) · 8:00 AM, then Shashthi

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
Panchamiday 8/0/6 (4/33/48 danda)8:00 AM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Mrigashiraday 12/2/4 (14/38/44 danda)12:02 PM
Ardraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Parighaday 3/31/9 (23/21/27 danda)3:31 PM
Shivaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 8/0/6 (4/33/48 danda)8:00 AM
Garanight 7/27/52 (33/13/14 danda)7:27 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
Yogini
South, from 8:00 AM West
Shraddha tithi
Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
7:35 AM – 9:00 AM
Mahendra yoga
5:31 PM – 8:03 PM
Amrita yoga
6:10 AM – 6:55 AM, 7:41 AM – 11:28 AM
Kutapa
11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:31 PM – 7:07 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 23)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 5 of 30 in Kartik

Month runs: Oct 18 Nov 16

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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