Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, April 20, 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
7 Boishakh 1423
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Boishakh 1423
- Hijri date
- 12 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
6:26 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:33 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:22 PM
Day length: 12 h 41 min · Night length: 11 h 18 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Trayodashi tithi
Ends day 6/17/57 (1/22/6 danda) · 6:17 AM, then Chaturdashi
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 | day 6/17/57 (1/22/6 danda) | 6:17 AM |
| Chaturdashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Hasta | late night 4/24/3 (56/37/22 danda) | 4:24 AM (Apr 21) |
| Chitra | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyaghata | day 3/22/36 (24/3/45 danda) | 3:22 PM |
| Harshana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 6/17/57 (1/22/6 danda) | 6:17 AM |
| Gara | night 7/13/15 (33/40/23 danda) | 7:13 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South, from 6:17 AM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
- 8:55 AM – 10:30 AM
- Barabela
- 12:05 PM – 1:40 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:12 PM – 3:53 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:45 AM – 7:26 AM, 9:58 AM – 11:40 AM, 3:53 PM – 5:35 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:26 PM – 8:02 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 7 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.