Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, April 18, 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
4 Boishakh 1424
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Boishakh 1424
- Hijri date
- 20 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
5:46 AM
Almanac sunset
6:25 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:35 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:21 PM
Day length: 12 h 38 min · Night length: 11 h 21 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Krishna paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends night 11/18/15 (43/48/11 danda) · 11:18 PM, then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | night 11/18/15 (43/48/11 danda) | 11:18 PM |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Ashadha | night 7/23/43 (34/1/52 danda) | 7:23 PM |
| Uttara Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shiva | day 11/14/1 (13/37/37 danda) | 11:14 AM |
| Siddha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 10/36/35 (12/4/1 danda) | 10:36 AM |
| Bava | night 11/18/15 (43/48/11 danda) | 11:18 PM |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 1:51 AM (Apr 19)
- Yogini
- North-west, from 11:18 PM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
- 7:21 AM – 8:56 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 8:18 AM – 10:50 AM, 1:21 PM – 3:02 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 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.