Bengali Panjika — Thursday, April 14, 2016
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
1 Boishakh 1423
Thursday, April 14, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 1 Boishakh 1423
- Hijri date
- 6 Rajab 1437
- Eras
- Shakabda 1938 · Samvat 2073
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
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
Ashtami tithi
Ends late night 2/51/50 (52/33/56 danda) · 2:51 AM (Apr 15), 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 2/51/50 (52/33/56 danda) | 2:51 AM (Apr 15) |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Punarvasu | night 7/56/39 (35/15/57 danda) | 7:56 PM |
| Pushya | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | night 6/27/52 (31/34/1 danda) | 6:27 PM |
| Dhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 3/11/55 (23/24/8 danda) | 3:11 PM |
| Bava | late night 2/51/50 (52/33/55 danda) | 2:51 AM (Apr 15) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Karkata at 1:57 PM
- Yogini
- North-east, from 2:51 AM (Apr 15) 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
- 3:15 PM – 4:49 PM
- Barabela
- 4:49 PM – 6:23 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:50 AM – 7:30 AM, 10:51 AM – 1:22 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:15 AM (Apr 15) – 3:32 AM (Apr 15)
- 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
- Pohela Boishakh (traditional) — First day of the traditional solar year, the day after the Mesha sankranti.
- Annapurna Puja (Basanti Ashtami)
- Puja in the forenoon: 5:50 AM – 10:01 AM
- Sandhi Puja: 2:27 AM (Apr 15) – 3:15 AM (Apr 15); Balidan at 2:51 AM (Apr 15)
This month
Day 1 of 31 in Boishakh
Month runs: Apr 14 – May 14
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.