Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, October 21, 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
3 Kartik 1433
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Kartik 1433
- Hijri date
- 9 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
6:09 AM
Almanac sunset
5:32 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:58 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:27 PM
Day length: 11 h 22 min · Night length: 12 h 38 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Dashami tithi
Ends day 11/11/19 (12/33/32 danda) · 11:11 AM, then Ekadashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dashami | day 11/11/19 (12/33/32 danda) | 11:11 AM |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanishta | night 6/12/51 (30/7/22 danda) | 6:12 PM |
| Shatabhisha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ganda | late night 12/10/48 (45/2/15 danda) | 12:10 AM (Oct 22) |
| Vriddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 11/11/19 (12/33/33 danda) | 11:11 AM |
| Vanija | night 11/39/39 (43/44/23 danda) | 11:39 PM |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- North, from 11:11 AM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
- 9:00 AM – 10:25 AM
- Barabela
- 11:51 AM – 1:16 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:55 AM – 7:40 AM, 1:44 PM – 4:01 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:09 AM – 6:55 AM, 7:40 AM – 8:26 AM, 10:42 AM – 12:59 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:32 PM – 7:08 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 22)
Pujas & observances
- Vijaya Dashami
- Puja in the forenoon: 6:09 AM – 9:57 AM
- Devi departs on a boat; omen: floods with a good harvest
This month
Day 3 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.