Bengali Panjika — Thursday, October 24, 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

7 Kartik 1431

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Bangla Academy date
8 Kartik 1431
Hijri date
20 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

6:11 AM

Almanac sunset

5:29 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:00 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:25 PM

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

Tithi

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

Saptami tithi

Ends day 6/31/15 (0/49/12 danda) · 6:31 AM, then Ashtami

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
Saptamiday 6/31/15 (0/49/12 danda)6:31 AM
Ashtamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Punarvasuday 12/2/41 (14/37/48 danda)12:02 PM
Pushyaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Siddhaday 12/14/52 (15/8/14 danda)12:14 PM
Sadhyaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 6/31/15 (0/49/12 danda)6:31 AM
Balavanight 6/27/14 (30/39/11 danda)6:27 PM
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
Yogini
North-west, from 6:31 AM North-east
Shraddha tithi
Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
2:40 PM – 4:04 PM
Barabela
4:04 PM – 5:29 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:11 AM – 7:41 AM, 1:43 PM – 3:13 PM
Kutapa
11:27 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:29 PM – 7:05 PM
Nishita
11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 25)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 7 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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