Bengali Panjika 1426

The full traditional year at a glance: the twelve solar months with their sankrantis, and every Purnima, Amavasya, Ekadashi and major puja with its date.

Apr 15, 2019Apr 13, 2020 · 365 days · Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076

Months of the year

MonthBeginsEndsDaysClosing sankranti
BoishakhApr 15, 2019May 15, 201931বিষ্ণুপদী, Wed, May 15 3:17 PM
JoishthaMay 16, 2019Jun 16, 20193232 daysষড়শীতি, Sat, Jun 15 1:31 AM
AsharJun 17, 2019Jul 17, 201931দক্ষিণায়ন, Wed, Jul 17 5:10 PM
SrabonJul 18, 2019Aug 18, 20193232 daysবিষ্ণুপদী, Sat, Aug 17 4:36 AM
BhadraAug 19, 2019Sep 18, 201931ষড়শীতি, Tue, Sep 17 4:56 AM
AshwinSep 19, 2019Oct 18, 201930জলবিষুব, Fri, Oct 18 3:23 PM
KartikOct 19, 2019Nov 17, 201930বিষ্ণুপদী, Sun, Nov 17 12:47 PM
OgrohayonNov 18, 2019Dec 17, 201930ষড়শীতি, Mon, Dec 16 12:40 AM
PoushDec 18, 2019Jan 15, 202029উত্তরায়ণ (মকর), Wed, Jan 15 8:26 AM
MaghJan 16, 2020Feb 13, 202029বিষ্ণুপদী, Thu, Feb 13 7:11 PM
FalgunFeb 14, 2020Mar 14, 202030ষড়শীতি, Sat, Mar 14 2:46 PM
ChaitraMar 15, 2020Apr 13, 202030মহাবিষুব, Mon, Apr 13 11:06 PM

Pujas & festivals

ObservancePanjika dateDate
Pohela Boishakh (traditional)1 BoishakhMon, Apr 15 2019
Hanuman Jayanti / Chaitri Purnima5 BoishakhFri, Apr 19 2019
Akshaya Tritiya
  • Puja at midday: 10:45 AM – 1:21 PM
23 BoishakhTue, May 7 2019
Buddha Purnima3 JoishthaSat, May 18 2019
Phalaharini Kali Puja
  • Nishita (midnight): 11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Jun 3)
18 JoishthaSun, Jun 2 2019
Jamai Shashthi
  • Puja in the forenoon: 5:23 AM – 9:51 AM
24 JoishthaSat, Jun 8 2019
Ganga Puja (Dashahara)
  • Puja in the forenoon: 5:23 AM – 9:52 AM
28 JoishthaWed, Jun 12 2019
Snan Yatra
  • Puja in the forenoon: 5:24 AM – 9:52 AM
1 AsharMon, Jun 17 2019
Ambubachi begins7 AsharSun, Jun 23 2019
Ambubachi ends10 AsharWed, Jun 26 2019
Rath Yatra
  • Within Dwitiya tithi, until 9:44 PM
18 AsharThu, Jul 4 2019
Ulto Rath (Punaryatra)
  • Within Navami tithi, until 5:41 AM
25 AsharThu, Jul 11 2019
Guru Purnima30 AsharTue, Jul 16 2019
Nag Panchami / Manasa Puja
  • Puja in the forenoon: 5:35 AM – 10:00 AM
5 SrabonMon, Jul 22 2019
Jhulan Yatra begins24 SrabonSat, Aug 10 2019
Jhulan Purnima / Rakhi29 SrabonThu, Aug 15 2019
Janmashtami
  • Nishita (midnight): 11:45 PM – 12:33 AM (Aug 24)
5 BhadraFri, Aug 23 2019
Nandotsav6 BhadraSat, Aug 24 2019
Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Puja at midday: 10:51 AM – 1:20 PM
16 BhadraTue, Sep 3 2019
Radhashtami
  • Puja at midday: 10:50 AM – 1:19 PM
19 BhadraFri, Sep 6 2019
Vishwakarma Puja31 BhadraWed, Sep 18 2019
Mahalaya
  • Within Amavasya tithi, until 12:49 AM (Sep 29)
10 AshwinSat, Sep 28 2019
Bodhan
  • In the evening: 3:27 PM – 5:48 PM
15 AshwinThu, Oct 3 2019
Durga Shashthi
  • In the evening: 3:26 PM – 5:47 PM
16 AshwinFri, Oct 4 2019
Maha Saptami
  • Puja in the forenoon: 6:03 AM – 9:57 AM
  • Devi arrives on a horse; omen: unrest
17 AshwinSat, Oct 5 2019
Maha Ashtami
  • Puja in the forenoon: 6:03 AM – 9:57 AM
  • Sandhi Puja: 2:22 PM – 3:10 PM; Balidan at 2:46 PM
18 AshwinSun, Oct 6 2019
Maha Navami
  • Puja in the forenoon: 6:03 AM – 9:57 AM
19 AshwinMon, Oct 7 2019
Vijaya Dashami
  • Puja in the forenoon: 6:04 AM – 9:57 AM
  • Devi departs on a horse; omen: unrest
20 AshwinTue, Oct 8 2019
Kojagari Lakshmi Puja
  • Pradosha: 5:39 PM – 7:15 PM
  • Nishita (midnight): 11:28 PM – 12:16 AM (Oct 14)
25 AshwinSun, Oct 13 2019
Kali Puja / Dipavali
  • Nishita (midnight): 11:26 PM – 12:14 AM (Oct 28)
9 KartikSun, Oct 27 2019
Bhai Phonta
  • Puja in the forenoon: 6:14 AM – 9:58 AM
12 KartikWed, Oct 30 2019
Jagaddhatri Puja
  • Puja in the forenoon: 6:18 AM – 9:59 AM
19 KartikWed, Nov 6 2019
Rash Purnima25 KartikTue, Nov 12 2019
Kartik Puja30 KartikSun, Nov 17 2019
Nabanna1 OgrohayonMon, Nov 18 2019
Poush Purnima24 PoushFri, Jan 10 2020
Makar Sankranti / Poush Parvan29 PoushWed, Jan 15 2020
Ratanti Kali Puja
  • Pradosha: 5:42 PM – 7:18 PM
8 MaghThu, Jan 23 2020
Saraswati Puja (Shri Panchami)
  • Puja in the forenoon: 6:51 AM – 10:30 AM
15 MaghThu, Jan 30 2020
Maghi Purnima25 MaghSun, Feb 9 2020
Shivaratri
  • Four prahars of the night: 1 prahar 6:01 PM – 9:10 PM; 2 prahar 9:10 PM – 12:19 AM (Feb 22); 3 prahar 12:19 AM (Feb 22) – 3:29 AM (Feb 22); 4 prahar 3:29 AM (Feb 22) – 6:38 AM (Feb 22)
8 FalgunFri, Feb 21 2020
Holika Dahan (Chanchar)
  • Pradosha: 6:09 PM – 7:45 PM
25 FalgunMon, Mar 9 2020
Dol Purnima
  • Puja in the forenoon: 6:24 AM – 10:19 AM
25 FalgunMon, Mar 9 2020
Chaitra Shukladi (Samvat new year)11 ChaitraWed, Mar 25 2020
Basanti Puja (Saptami)
  • Puja in the forenoon: 6:03 AM – 10:08 AM
  • Devi arrives on a horse; omen: unrest
17 ChaitraTue, Mar 31 2020
Annapurna Puja (Basanti Ashtami)
  • Puja in the forenoon: 6:02 AM – 10:07 AM
  • Sandhi Puja: 10:12 PM – 11:00 PM; Balidan at 10:36 PM
18 ChaitraWed, Apr 1 2020
Ram Navami (Basanti Navami)
  • Puja in the forenoon: 6:01 AM – 10:07 AM
19 ChaitraThu, Apr 2 2020
Basanti Dashami
  • Puja in the forenoon: 6:00 AM – 10:06 AM
  • Devi departs on a palanquin; omen: epidemic
20 ChaitraFri, Apr 3 2020
Nil Puja29 ChaitraSun, Apr 12 2020
Chaitra Sankranti / Charak30 ChaitraMon, Apr 13 2020

Purnima

Where a tithi starts on one date and ends on the next, both are shown. * marks a tithi that does not hold at any sunrise.

Panjika dateDateBeginsEnds
4 Boishakh → 5Fri, Apr 197:11 PM5:21 PM
2 Joishtha → 3Sat, May 184:22 AM3:14 AM
32 Joishtha → 1Mon, Jun 172:27 PM2:12 PM
29 Ashar → 30Tue, Jul 162:00 AM2:43 AM
28 Srabon → 29Thu, Aug 153:31 PM5:05 PM
26 Bhadra → 27Sat, Sep 147:09 AM9:12 AM
24 Ashwin → 25Sun, Oct 1312:26 AM2:19 AM
24 Kartik → 25Tue, Nov 126:12 PM7:21 PM
24 Ogrohayon → 25Thu, Dec 1211:16 AM11:24 AM
23 Poush → 24Fri, Jan 102:38 AM1:45 AM
24 Magh → 25Sun, Feb 93:44 PM2:02 PM
24 Falgun → 25Mon, Mar 92:34 AM12:20 AM
24 Chaitra → 25Wed, Apr 811:36 AM9:10 AM

Amavasya

Panjika dateDateBeginsEnds
19 Boishakh → 20Sat, May 44:15 AM4:42 AM
18 Joishtha → 19Mon, Jun 34:47 PM4:14 PM
15 Ashar → 16Tue, Jul 22:58 AM1:33 AM
14 Srabon → 15Thu, Aug 111:31 AM9:30 AM
11 Bhadra → 12Fri, Aug 307:19 PM4:56 PM
9 Ashwin → 10Sat, Sep 283:14 AM12:49 AM
9 Kartik → 10Mon, Oct 2812:09 PM10:02 AM
8 Ogrohayon → 9Tue, Nov 2610:48 PM9:18 PM
8 Poush → 9Thu, Dec 2611:37 AM11:01 AM
8 Magh → 9Fri, Jan 242:34 AM3:00 AM
9 Falgun → 10Sun, Feb 237:09 PM8:34 PM
9 Chaitra → 10Tue, Mar 2412:37 PM2:38 PM

Ekadashi

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

NameBeginsEndsSmartaGoswamiNimbarkaপারণ (Smarta)
KamadaSun, Apr 14 4:24 AMMon, Apr 15 1:58 AMMon, Apr 15Tue, Apr 16Tue, Apr 16Tue, Apr 16 7:22 AM10:00 AM
BaruthiniMon, Apr 29 10:10 PMTue, Apr 30 12:10 AMTue, Apr 30Tue, Apr 30Tue, Apr 30Wed, May 1 6:36 AM9:55 AM
MohiniTue, May 14 12:13 PMWed, May 15 9:54 AMWed, May 15Wed, May 15Wed, May 15Thu, May 16 5:28 AM7:47 AM
AparaWed, May 29 2:03 PMThu, May 30 3:26 PMThu, May 30Thu, May 30Thu, May 30Fri, May 31 5:24 AM9:50 AM
NirjalaWed, Jun 12 7:50 PMThu, Jun 13 5:56 PMThu, Jun 13Thu, Jun 13Thu, Jun 13Fri, Jun 14 5:23 AM9:52 AM
YoginiThu, Jun 27 4:03 AMFri, Jun 28 4:31 AMFri, Jun 28Sat, Jun 29Sat, Jun 29Sat, Jun 29 10:31 AM9:55 AM
ShayanaThu, Jul 11 4:04 AMFri, Jul 12 2:51 AMFri, Jul 12Sat, Jul 13Sat, Jul 13Sat, Jul 13 8:39 AM9:58 AM
KamikaSat, Jul 27 4:05 PMSun, Jul 28 3:36 PMSun, Jul 28Sun, Jul 28Sun, Jul 28Mon, Jul 29 5:39 AM10:01 AM
PutradaSat, Aug 10 1:46 PMSun, Aug 11 1:27 PMSun, Aug 11Sun, Aug 11Sun, Aug 11Mon, Aug 12 5:44 AM10:02 AM
AjaSun, Aug 25 2:35 AMMon, Aug 26 1:15 AMMon, Aug 26Mon, Aug 26Tue, Aug 27Tue, Aug 27 6:49 AM10:02 AM
ParshvaSun, Sep 8 1:48 AMMon, Sep 9 2:30 AMMon, Sep 9Mon, Sep 9Tue, Sep 10Tue, Sep 10 8:48 AM10:00 AM
IndiraTue, Sep 24 12:10 PMWed, Sep 25 10:12 AMWed, Sep 25Wed, Sep 25Wed, Sep 25Thu, Sep 26 5:59 AM8:00 AM
PashankushaTue, Oct 8 4:43 PMWed, Oct 9 6:21 PMWed, Oct 9Wed, Oct 9Wed, Oct 9Thu, Oct 10 6:04 AM9:57 AM
RamaWed, Oct 23 9:33 PMThu, Oct 24 7:14 PMThu, Oct 24Thu, Oct 24Thu, Oct 24Fri, Oct 25 6:11 AM9:57 AM
UtthanaThu, Nov 7 10:27 AMFri, Nov 8 12:35 PMFri, Nov 8Fri, Nov 8Fri, Nov 8Sat, Nov 9 6:20 AM10:00 AM
Fri, Nov 22 7:19 AMFri, Nov 22 4:58 AMFri, Nov 22Sat, Nov 23Sat, Nov 23Sat, Nov 23 10:24 AM10:04 AM
MokshadaFri, Dec 6 5:56 AMSun, Dec 8 7:52 AMSun, Dec 8Sun, Dec 8Sun, Dec 8Mon, Dec 9 6:40 AM10:12 AM
SaphalaSat, Dec 21 5:59 PMSun, Dec 22 3:56 PMSun, Dec 22Sun, Dec 22Sun, Dec 22Mon, Dec 23 6:48 AM10:19 AM
PutradaSun, Jan 5 1:14 AMMon, Jan 6 2:22 AMMon, Jan 6Mon, Jan 6Tue, Jan 7Tue, Jan 7 8:31 AM10:26 AM
ShattilaSun, Jan 19 5:40 AMMon, Jan 20 4:14 AMMon, Jan 20Tue, Jan 21Tue, Jan 21Tue, Jan 21 9:59 AM10:29 AM
JayaTue, Feb 4 6:30 PMWed, Feb 5 6:31 PMWed, Feb 5Wed, Feb 5Wed, Feb 5Thu, Feb 6 6:48 AM10:30 AM
VijayaTue, Feb 18 6:21 PMWed, Feb 19 5:47 PMWed, Feb 19Wed, Feb 19Wed, Feb 19Thu, Feb 20 6:39 AM10:26 AM
AmalakiThu, Mar 5 8:46 AMFri, Mar 6 7:45 AMFri, Mar 6Fri, Mar 6Fri, Mar 6Sat, Mar 7 6:26 AM10:20 AM
PapamochaniThu, Mar 19 8:03 AMFri, Mar 20 8:30 AMFri, Mar 20Fri, Mar 20Fri, Mar 20Sat, Mar 21 6:13 AM10:13 AM
KamadaFri, Apr 3 8:06 PMSat, Apr 4 6:19 PMSat, Apr 4Sat, Apr 4Sat, Apr 4Sun, Apr 5 5:58 AM10:05 AM

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.

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