Bengali Panjika — Monday, October 20, 2031

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

2 Kartik 1438

Monday, October 20, 2031

Bangla Academy date
4 Kartik 1438
Hijri date
2 Rajab 1453
Eras
Shakabda 1953 · Samvat 2088

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

5:33 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:58 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:28 PM

Day length: 11 h 24 min · Night length: 12 h 37 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha

Chaturthi tithi

Ends day 9/53/44 (9/21/6 danda) · 9:53 AM, then Panchami

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
Chaturthiday 9/53/44 (9/21/6 danda)9:53 AM
Panchamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Jyeshthalate night 3/32/38 (53/28/21 danda)3:32 AM (Oct 21)
Mularuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Saubhagyaday 1/7/5 (17/24/29 danda)1:07 PM
Shobhanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 9/53/44 (9/21/6 danda)9:53 AM
Bavanight 8/56/11 (36/57/14 danda)8:56 PM
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 3:32 AM (Oct 21)
Yogini
South-west, from 9:53 AM South
Shraddha tithi
Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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 – 4:07 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:09 AM – 7:40 AM, 9:11 AM – 11:28 AM, 8:04 PM – 11:26 PM, 2:48 AM (Oct 21) – 3:38 AM (Oct 21)
Kutapa
11:28 AM – 12:14 PM
Pradosha
5:33 PM – 7:09 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 21)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 of 30 in Kartik

Month runs: Oct 19 Nov 17

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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