Bengali Panjika — Monday, April 18, 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
5 Boishakh 1423
Monday, April 18, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Boishakh 1423
- Hijri date
- 10 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
5:46 AM
Almanac sunset
6:25 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:34 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:21 PM
Day length: 12 h 38 min · Night length: 11 h 21 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends late night 4/41/59 (57/17/59 danda) · 4:41 AM (Apr 19), then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | late night 4/41/59 (57/17/59 danda) | 4:41 AM (Apr 19) |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Phalguni | night 11/52/8 (45/13/22 danda) | 11:52 PM |
| Uttara Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vriddhi | day 2/57/57 (22/57/56 danda) | 2:57 PM |
| Dhruva | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 4/2/53 (25/40/14 danda) | 4:02 PM |
| Balava | late night 4/41/59 (57/17/59 danda) | 4:41 AM (Apr 19) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana
- Yogini
- South-west, from 4:41 AM (Apr 19) South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
- 7:21 AM – 8:56 AM
- Barabela
- 3:15 PM – 4:50 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:53 PM – 5:34 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:46 AM – 7:27 AM, 10:50 AM – 1:21 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:25 PM – 8:01 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 19)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Kamada Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Apr 17 · Break the fast today 9:48 AM – 9:59 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Apr 17 · Break the fast today 9:48 AM – 9:59 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Apr 19, 5:45 AM – 9:59 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 5 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.