Bengali Panjika — Friday, October 20, 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

3 Kartik 1435

Friday, October 20, 2028

Bangla Academy date
4 Kartik 1435
Hijri date
1 Jumada al-Thani 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

6:09 AM

Almanac sunset

5:32 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:58 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:28 PM

Day length: 11 h 23 min · Night length: 12 h 38 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Adhika Kartik · Purnimanta month: Adhika Kartik · Shukla paksha

Tritiya tithi

Ends late night 3/39/18 (53/44/6 danda) · 3:39 AM (Oct 21), then Chaturthi

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
Tritiyalate night 3/39/18 (53/44/6 danda)3:39 AM (Oct 21)
Chaturthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishakhaday 5/30/38 (28/22/25 danda)5:30 PM
Anuradharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ayushmannight 11/51/21 (44/14/14 danda)11:51 PM
Saubhagyaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 4/25/6 (25/38/35 danda)4:25 PM
Garalate night 3/39/18 (53/44/6 danda)3:39 AM (Oct 21)
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrischika at 11:44 AM
Yogini
South-east, from 3:39 AM (Oct 21) South-west
Shraddha tithi
Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
10:25 AM – 11:51 AM
Barabela
9:00 AM – 10:25 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:09 AM – 6:55 AM, 7:40 AM – 9:57 AM, 12:13 PM – 3:16 PM, 4:01 PM – 5:32 PM
Kutapa
11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:32 PM – 7:08 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 21)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 3 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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