Bengali Panjika — Thursday, April 20, 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
6 Boishakh 1424
Thursday, April 20, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Boishakh 1424
- Hijri date
- 22 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
5:45 AM
Almanac sunset
6:25 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:33 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:22 PM
Day length: 12 h 41 min · Night length: 11 h 19 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Krishna paksha
Navami tithi
Ends late night 12/54/36 (47/53/17 danda) · 12:54 AM (Apr 21), then Dashami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navami | late night 12/54/36 (47/53/17 danda) | 12:54 AM (Apr 21) |
| Dashami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shravana | night 10/21/54 (41/31/31 danda) | 10:21 PM |
| Dhanishta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sadhya | day 10/50/4 (12/41/55 danda) | 10:50 AM |
| Shubha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 12/41/35 (17/20/43 danda) | 12:41 PM |
| Gara | late night 12/54/36 (47/53/16 danda) | 12:54 AM (Apr 21) |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- East, from 12:54 AM (Apr 21) North
- Shraddha tithi
- Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
- 3:15 PM – 4:50 PM
- Barabela
- 4:50 PM – 6:25 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:45 AM – 7:26 AM, 10:49 AM – 1:21 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:13 AM (Apr 21) – 3:28 AM (Apr 21)
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:25 PM – 8:01 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.