Regional almanac
বাংলা পঞ্জিকা
Wednesday, 7 October 2026
New Delhi, NCT, India
The Bengalisolar month and day, computed from the Sun's sidereal position — with the full Panchang for the same date: the five limbs, sunrise, sunset and the classical timing windows.
Place
Date
Sauramana
The Bengali calendar is a sidereal solar calendar: the month changes when the Sun enters a new sidereal sign, and the year begins with Baishakh at the Sun’s entry into Mesha.
The month is Ashwin because the Sun currently occupies the sidereal sign Kanya. Day 20 is counted from the exact Sankranti — the computed instant the Sun crossed into that sign — rather than from an approximation of one degree per day.
What place changes, and what it does not
The solar month and day above are the Sun's sidereal position, so they are the same everywhere in the world at a given moment — changing the place will not change them. Sunrise, sunset and every window derived from them do change with place, so the timings further down are computed for New Delhi, NCT, India.
The five limbs
“Panchanga” means five limbs. Together these five values describe the day in classical Vedic reckoning.
Sun, Moon & calendar
Solar and lunar events computed for New Delhi, NCT, India. In Panchang reckoning the day runs from sunrise to sunrise, not midnight to midnight.
Timing windows
Classical periods, each computed from this day’s sunrise and sunset. Traditional practice treats some as favourable for beginning work and others as best avoided — the tradition names them; it does not score the day.
| Period | Time |
|---|---|
| Brahma Muhurta | 3:55 AM - 5:06 AM |
| Vijaya Muhurta | 2:06 PM - 2:52 PM |
| Godhuli Muhurta | 5:36 PM - 6:24 PM |
| Nishita Muhurta | 11:44 PM - 12:33 AM (Next Day) |
| Amrit Kalam | 6:17 PM - 7:53 PM |
| Period | Time |
|---|---|
| Rahu Kalam | 12:08 PM - 1:36 PM |
| Yamaganda | 7:45 AM - 9:13 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 10:40 AM - 12:08 PM |
| Dur Muhurta 1 | 7:50 AM - 8:37 AM |
| Dur Muhurta 2 | 2:52 PM - 3:39 PM |
| Varjyam | 9:58 AM - 11:32 AM |
Eat jaggery or coriander
All times are local to New Delhi, NCT, India. Times after midnight are marked “(Next Day)”. Periods with no occurrence on this date are omitted rather than shown empty.
Other traditions
These calendars share the sidereal solar months and differ in what they name them, so the day number matches while the month name changes.
The Tamil calendar is a sidereal solar calendar: the month changes when the Sun enters a new sidereal sign, and the year begins with Chithirai at the Sun’s entry into Mesha.
The Malayalam (Kollavarsham) calendar is a sidereal solar calendar: the month changes when the Sun enters a new sidereal sign, and the year begins with Chingam at the Sun’s entry into Simha.
Understanding it
Definitions only — what each value is and how it is derived.
MethodThe Bengalisolar month is computed from the Sun's sidereal longitude using the Lahiri ayanamsa, with the day counted from a solved Sankranti instant. Every other value on this page is computed for New Delhi, NCT, India on Wednesday, 7 October 2026 by the same engine behind every chart on this site. Regional almanacs differ in places, particularly around observance dates and the sunrise rule used to assign a date near a Sankranti boundary.
A Panchang names the day; it does not weigh it against your situation. Our Acharyas are listed with their areas of practice, years of practice and session fees.