Bengali Panjika for Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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

29 Chaitra 1428

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Bangla Academy date
30 Chaitra 1428
Hijri date
11 Ramadan 1443
Eras
Shakabda 1943 · Samvat 2078

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

5:51 AM

Almanac sunset

6:23 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:39 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:19 PM

Day length: 12 h 31 min · Night length: 11 h 28 min

Tithi

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

Dwadashi tithi

Ends late night 3/21/40 (53/45/14 danda) · 3:21 AM (Apr 14), then Trayodashi

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
Dwadashilate night 3/21/40 (53/45/14 danda)3:21 AM (Apr 14)
Trayodashiruns the whole day—

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Maghaday 8/3/39 (5/30/13 danda)8:03 AM
Purva Phalguniruns the whole day—

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Gandaday 10/1/4 (10/23/45 danda)10:01 AM
Vriddhiruns the whole day—

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 3/15/57 (23/30/57 danda)3:15 PM
Balavalate night 3/21/40 (53/45/14 danda)3:21 AM (Apr 14)
Kaulavaruns the whole day—

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South-west, from 3:21 AM (Apr 14) South
Shraddha tithi
Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
8:59 AM – 10:33 AM
Barabela
12:07 PM – 1:41 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:12 PM – 3:52 PM
Amrita yoga
5:51 AM – 7:31 AM, 10:02 AM – 11:42 AM, 3:52 PM – 5:32 PM
Kutapa
11:42 AM – 12:32 PM
Pradosha
6:23 PM – 7:59 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Apr 14)

Ekadashi fast & parana

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Kamada Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on Apr 12 · Break the fast today 9:07 AM – 10:02 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on Apr 12 · Break the fast today 9:07 AM – 10:02 AM
Nimbarka
Fast today · Parana on Apr 14, 5:50 AM – 10:01 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

  • Nil Puja

This month

Day 29 of 30 in Chaitra

Month runs: Mar 16 – Apr 14

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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