Bengali Panjika — Thursday, October 23, 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
5 Kartik 1438
Thursday, October 23, 2031
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Kartik 1438
- Hijri date
- 5 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
6:10 AM
Almanac sunset
5:30 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:59 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:26 PM
Day length: 11 h 20 min · Night length: 12 h 40 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends late night 12/57/29 (46/56/54 danda) · 12:57 AM (Oct 24), 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 | late night 12/57/29 (46/56/54 danda) | 12:57 AM (Oct 24) |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Ashadha | night 10/49/18 (41/36/25 danda) | 10:49 PM |
| Shravana | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhriti | late night 1/8/12 (47/23/41 danda) | 1:08 AM (Oct 24) |
| Shula | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 2/9/45 (19/57/32 danda) | 2:09 PM |
| Bava | late night 12/57/29 (46/56/54 danda) | 12:57 AM (Oct 24) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 12:57 AM (Oct 24) East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
- 2:40 PM – 4:05 PM
- Barabela
- 4:05 PM – 5:30 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:10 AM – 7:41 AM, 1:44 PM – 3:14 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:30 PM – 7:06 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 24)
Pujas & observances
- Maha Ashtami
- Puja in the forenoon: 6:10 AM – 9:57 AM
- Sandhi Puja: 12:33 AM (Oct 24) – 1:21 AM (Oct 24); Balidan at 12:57 AM (Oct 24)
This month
Day 5 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.