Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, April 19, 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
6 Boishakh 1423
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Boishakh 1423
- Hijri date
- 11 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
5:45 AM
Almanac sunset
6:25 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:34 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:22 PM
Day length: 12 h 40 min · Night length: 11 h 19 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Trayodashi tithi
runs the whole 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Phalguni | late night 1/58/52 (50/32/20 danda) | 1:58 AM (Apr 20) |
| Hasta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhruva | day 3/1/50 (23/9/45 danda) | 3:01 PM |
| Vyaghata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 5/27/8 (29/12/59 danda) | 5:27 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Kanya at 6:21 AM
- Yogini
- South
- Shraddha tithi
- Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 1:40 PM – 3:15 PM
- Barabela
- 7:20 AM – 8:55 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 8:17 AM – 10:49 AM, 1:21 PM – 3:03 PM, 3:53 PM – 5:34 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:25 PM – 8:01 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 20)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Kamada Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Apr 17 · পারণ on Apr 18, 9:48 AM – 9:59 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Apr 17 · পারণ on Apr 18, 9:48 AM – 9:59 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Apr 18 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 9:59 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.