Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, October 18, 2028
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 1435
Wednesday, October 18, 2028
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Kartik 1435
- Hijri date
- 28 Jumada al-Awwal 1450
- Eras
- Shakabda 1950 · Samvat 2085
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
Amavasya tithi
Ends day 9/20/16 (7/58/51 danda) · 9:20 AM, then Prathama
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amavasya | day 9/20/16 (7/58/51 danda) | 9:20 AM |
| Prathama | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Chitra | night 7/53/39 (34/22/18 danda) | 7:53 PM |
| Swati | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vaidhriti | day 8/1/25 (4/41/44 danda) | 8:01 AM |
| Vishkambha | late night 5/6/0 (57/23/11 danda) | 5:06 AM (Oct 19) |
| Priti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Naga | day 9/20/16 (7/58/51 danda) | 9:20 AM |
| Kimstughna | night 8/14/11 (35/13/39 danda) | 8:14 PM |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Tula at 8:38 AM
- Yogini
- North-east, from 9:20 AM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — 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 – 1:17 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:54 AM – 7:40 AM, 1:45 PM – 4:02 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:08 AM – 6:54 AM, 7:40 AM – 8:25 AM, 10:42 AM – 1:00 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.