Bengali Panjika — Sunday, April 17, 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
4 Boishakh 1423
Sunday, April 17, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Boishakh 1423
- Hijri date
- 9 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
5:47 AM
Almanac sunset
6:24 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:35 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:21 PM
Day length: 12 h 37 min · Night length: 11 h 22 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends late night 3/30/19 (54/16/42 danda) · 3:30 AM (Apr 18), then Dwadashi
Kamada Ekadashi — fasting day
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | late night 3/30/19 (54/16/42 danda) | 3:30 AM (Apr 18) |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Magha | night 10/9/36 (40/54/54 danda) | 10:09 PM |
| Purva Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ganda | day 3/14/56 (23/38/14 danda) | 3:14 PM |
| Vriddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 3/4/42 (23/12/39 danda) | 3:04 PM |
| Vishti | late night 3/30/19 (54/16/42 danda) | 3:30 AM (Apr 18) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 3:30 AM (Apr 18) South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
- 12:06 PM – 1:40 PM
- Barabela
- 10:31 AM – 12:06 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:47 AM – 6:38 AM, 1:21 PM – 2:12 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:38 AM – 10:00 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:24 PM – 8:00 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 18)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Kamada Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Apr 18, 9:48 AM – 9:59 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Apr 18, 9:48 AM – 9:59 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Apr 18 · পারণ on Apr 19, 5:45 AM – 9:59 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.