Bengali Panjika — Sunday, April 15, 2018
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 1425
Sunday, April 15, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Boishakh 1425
- Hijri date
- 28 Rajab 1439
- Eras
- Shakabda 1940 · Samvat 2075
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
5:38 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
Chaturdashi tithi
Ends day 8/25/31 (6/29/18 danda) · 8:25 AM, then Amavasya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturdashi | day 8/25/31 (6/29/18 danda) | 8:25 AM |
| Amavasya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Revati | late night 4/36/29 (56/56/43 danda) | 4:36 AM (Apr 16) |
| Ashwini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vaidhriti | late night 1/44/1 (49/45/33 danda) | 1:44 AM (Apr 16) |
| Vishkambha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shakuni | day 8/25/31 (6/29/18 danda) | 8:25 AM |
| Chatushpada | night 8/13/57 (36/0/23 danda) | 8:13 PM |
| Naga | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 4:36 AM (Apr 16)
- Yogini
- West, from 8:25 AM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Amavasya — ekoddishta; Amavasya — 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
- 12:06 PM – 1:41 PM
- Barabela
- 10:32 AM – 12:06 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:49 AM – 6:40 AM, 1:22 PM – 2:12 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:40 AM – 10:01 AM
- 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.