Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, April 17, 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
3 Boishakh 1425
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Boishakh 1425
- Hijri date
- 30 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
5:48 AM
Almanac sunset
6:24 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:21 PM
Day length: 12 h 37 min · Night length: 11 h 23 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha
Prathama tithi
Ends day 6/56/47 (2/51/50 danda) · 6:56 AM, then Dwitiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prathama | day 6/56/47 (2/51/50 danda) | 6:56 AM |
| Dwitiya | late night 5/33/39 (59/24/0 danda) | 5:33 AM (Apr 18) |
| Tritiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bharani | late night 3/45/39 (54/54/0 danda) | 3:45 AM (Apr 18) |
| Krittika | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Priti | night 9/51/35 (40/8/49 danda) | 9:51 PM |
| Ayushman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 6/56/47 (2/51/50 danda) | 6:56 AM |
| Balava | day 6/17/59 (31/14/51 danda) | 6:17 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 5/33/39 (59/24/0 danda) | 5:33 AM (Apr 18) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- East, from 6:56 AM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
- 7:22 AM – 8:57 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 8:19 AM – 10:50 AM, 1:21 PM – 3:02 PM, 3:53 PM – 5:34 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:24 PM – 8:00 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 18)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 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.