Bengali Panjika — Friday, October 20, 2034
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 1441
Friday, October 20, 2034
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Kartik 1441
- Hijri date
- 6 Sha'ban 1456
- Eras
- Shakabda 1956 · Samvat 2091
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 24 min · Night length: 12 h 37 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Ashwin · Shukla paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends late night 1/34/16 (48/32/3 danda) · 1:34 AM (Oct 21), 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 1/34/16 (48/32/3 danda) | 1:34 AM (Oct 21) |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Ashadha | late night 4/20/37 (55/27/56 danda) | 4:20 AM (Oct 21) |
| Shravana | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | day 11/55/34 (14/25/18 danda) | 11:55 AM |
| Dhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 1/10/7 (17/31/42 danda) | 1:10 PM |
| Bava | late night 1/34/16 (48/32/3 danda) | 1:34 AM (Oct 21) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 9:18 AM
- Yogini
- North-east, from 1:34 AM (Oct 21) 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
- 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, 12:14 PM – 3:16 PM, 4:01 PM – 5:32 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:28 AM – 12:14 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:32 PM – 7:08 PM
- Nishita
- 11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 21)
Pujas & observances
- Maha Ashtami
- Puja in the forenoon: 6:09 AM – 9:57 AM
- Sandhi Puja: 1:10 AM (Oct 21) – 1:58 AM (Oct 21); Balidan at 1:34 AM (Oct 21)
This month
Day 2 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.