Bengali Panjika — Saturday, April 15, 2017
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 1424
Saturday, April 15, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Boishakh 1424
- Hijri date
- 17 Rajab 1438
- Eras
- Shakabda 1939 · Samvat 2074
The Bangla Academy calendar used in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date runs one or two days ahead of the sankranti-based traditional date.
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
5:49 AM
Almanac sunset
6:23 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:37 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:20 PM
Day length: 12 h 34 min · Night length: 11 h 25 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Krishna paksha
Chaturthi tithi
Ends day 5/58/2 (30/21/8 danda) · 5:58 PM, then Panchami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturthi | day 5/58/2 (30/21/8 danda) | 5:58 PM |
| Panchami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Anuradha | day 12/15/6 (16/3/48 danda) | 12:15 PM |
| Jyeshtha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyatipata | day 9/51/32 (10/4/53 danda) | 9:51 AM |
| Variyana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 5/58/2 (30/21/8 danda) | 5:58 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-west, from 5:58 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturthi — ekoddishta
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
- 5:49 AM – 7:23 AM, 4:49 PM – 6:23 PM
- Barabela
- 1:41 PM – 3:15 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 10:01 AM – 1:22 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:23 PM – 7:59 PM
- Nishita
- 11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Apr 16)
Pujas & observances
- Pohela Boishakh (traditional) — First day of the traditional solar year, the day after the Mesha sankranti.
This month
Day 1 of 31 in Boishakh
Month runs: Apr 15 – May 15
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.