Bengali Panjika — Sunday, April 23, 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
9 Boishakh 1424
Sunday, April 23, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 10 Boishakh 1424
- Hijri date
- 25 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
5:42 AM
Almanac sunset
6:27 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:30 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:23 PM
Day length: 12 h 44 min · Night length: 11 h 15 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Krishna paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends night 11/33/22 (44/36/17 danda) · 11:33 PM, then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | night 11/33/22 (44/36/17 danda) | 11:33 PM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Bhadrapada | night 11/9/22 (43/36/17 danda) | 11:09 PM |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Brahma | day 7/19/21 (4/1/14 danda) | 7:19 AM |
| Indra | late night 5/23/46 (59/12/17 danda) | 5:23 AM (Apr 24) |
| Vaidhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 12/4/45 (15/54/44 danda) | 12:04 PM |
| Taitila | night 11/33/22 (44/36/18 danda) | 11:33 PM |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Meena at 5:14 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 11:33 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
- 12:05 PM – 1:40 PM
- Barabela
- 10:29 AM – 12:05 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:42 AM – 6:33 AM, 1:21 PM – 2:12 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:33 AM – 9:57 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:39 AM – 12:30 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:27 PM – 8:03 PM
- Nishita
- 11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Apr 24)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Baruthini Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Apr 22 · Break the fast today 6:15 AM – 9:57 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Apr 22 · Break the fast today 6:15 AM – 9:57 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Apr 24, 5:42 AM – 9:57 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 9 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.