Bengali Panjika — Monday, October 19, 2026
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 1433
Monday, October 19, 2026
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Kartik 1433
- Hijri date
- 7 Jumada al-Awwal 1448
- Eras
- Shakabda 1948 · Samvat 2083
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
5:33 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:57 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:29 PM
Day length: 11 h 25 min · Night length: 12 h 36 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends day 8/13/16 (5/10/45 danda) · 8:13 AM, then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | day 8/13/16 (5/10/45 danda) | 8:13 AM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Ashadha | day 2/22/19 (20/33/22 danda) | 2:22 PM |
| Shravana | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhriti | late night 12/25/30 (45/41/20 danda) | 12:25 AM (Oct 20) |
| Shula | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 8/13/16 (5/10/45 danda) | 8:13 AM |
| Balava | night 9/6/32 (37/23/56 danda) | 9:06 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 8:13 AM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
- 7:34 AM – 9:00 AM
- Barabela
- 2:42 PM – 4:08 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:08 AM – 7:40 AM, 9:11 AM – 11:28 AM, 8:04 PM – 11:26 PM, 2:47 AM (Oct 20) – 3:38 AM (Oct 20)
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:14 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:33 PM – 7:09 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 20)
Pujas & observances
- Maha Ashtami
- Puja in the forenoon: 6:08 AM – 9:57 AM
- Sandhi Puja: 7:49 AM – 8:37 AM; Balidan at 8:13 AM
This month
Day 1 of 30 in Kartik
Month runs: Oct 19 – Nov 17
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.