Bengali Panjika for Wednesday, April 14, 2021

This page lays out the day the way a printed Bengali almanac does, worked out with the old Surya Siddhanta rules. You get the solar date, the tithi and nakshatra with their end times in danda and by the clock, sunrise and sunset, the kalabela and yoga windows, and the day's observances.

Traditional solar date

31 Chaitra 1427

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Bangla Academy date
1 Chaitra 1428
Hijri date
1 Ramadan 1442
Eras
Shakabda 1942 · Samvat 2077
Sankranti

The Bangla Academy calendar used in Bangladesh has fixed month lengths, while almanac months follow the sankranti. As a result the Academy date runs one or two days ahead of the traditional date.

Sunrise & sunset

Almanac sunrise is the moment the sun's centre is on the horizon at the traditional reference meridian of Bengal. The Dhaka values are the usual astronomical ones.

Almanac sunrise

5:50 AM

Almanac sunset

6:23 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:38 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:19 PM

Day length: 12 h 33 min · Night length: 11 h 26 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha

Dwitiya tithi

Ends day 11/34/20 (14/19/43 danda) · 11:34 AM, then Tritiya

Tithi, nakshatra, yoga & karana timings

Each row shows what is running at sunrise and when it ends. Danda are counted from the almanac sunrise, and one danda is 24 minutes.

tithi

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dwitiyaday 11/34/20 (14/19/43 danda)11:34 AM
Tritiyaruns the whole day—

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bharaniday 4/23/14 (26/21/58 danda)4:23 PM
Krittikaruns the whole day—

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Pritiday 3/33/12 (24/16/52 danda)3:33 PM
Ayushmanruns the whole day—

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 11/34/20 (14/19/43 danda)11:34 AM
Taitilalate night 12/37/4 (46/56/33 danda)12:37 AM (Apr 15)
Gararuns the whole day—

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Vrisha at 11:02 PM
Yogini
North, from 11:34 AM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — sapindana

Ekoddishta goes by the tithi at kutapa, the eighth muhurta of the day. Sapindana goes by the tithi in the afternoon.

Kalabela & auspicious windows

Daylight is divided into eight parts, and each weekday has fixed parts called kalabela and barabela, when new work is not started. Mahendra yoga and amrita yoga are favourable times. The kutapa, pradosha and nishita windows are used for rites.

Kalabela
8:58 AM – 10:32 AM
Barabela
12:07 PM – 1:41 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:12 PM – 3:52 PM
Amrita yoga
5:50 AM – 7:30 AM, 10:01 AM – 11:41 AM, 3:52 PM – 5:33 PM
Kutapa
11:41 AM – 12:32 PM
Pradosha
6:23 PM – 7:59 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Apr 15)

Pujas & observances

  • Chaitra Sankranti / Charak

This month

Day 31 of 31 in Chaitra

Month runs: Mar 15 – Apr 14

মহাবিষুব sankranti is today at 5:19 AM, so the month ends today.

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta method that printed Bengali almanacs use. They differ from modern astronomical values by a few minutes, and now and then by a whole day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

How this panjika is made

  • It is calculated with the old Surya Siddhanta rules that traditional Bengali almanacs still use: sidereal positions, months of 29 to 32 days set by the sankranti, and tithis measured from the almanac sunrise.
  • Official dates in Bangladesh follow the Bangla Academy calendar, which has fixed month lengths. That is why the two dates differ by a day or two through the year.
  • Sunrise, sunset and every time window are shown in Bangladesh time.
  • This page has no rashifal or forecasts, only the calculated calendar facts.

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