Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, April 18, 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
4 Boishakh 1425
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Boishakh 1425
- Hijri date
- 1 Sha'ban 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
5:47 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: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha
Tritiya tithi
Ends late night 3/48/55 (55/4/19 danda) · 3:48 AM (Apr 19), then Chaturthi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tritiya | late night 3/48/55 (55/4/19 danda) | 3:48 AM (Apr 19) |
| Chaturthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Krittika | late night 2/46/25 (52/28/5 danda) | 2:46 AM (Apr 19) |
| Rohini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ayushman | night 7/26/29 (34/8/13 danda) | 7:26 PM |
| Saubhagya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 4/43/32 (27/20/53 danda) | 4:43 PM |
| Gara | late night 3/48/55 (55/4/19 danda) | 3:48 AM (Apr 19) |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrisha at 9:32 AM
- Yogini
- South-east, from 3:48 AM (Apr 19) South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
- 8:56 AM – 10:31 AM
- Barabela
- 12:06 PM – 1:40 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:12 PM – 3:53 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:47 AM – 7:28 AM, 9:59 AM – 11:40 AM, 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
- Akshaya Tritiya
- Puja at midday: 10:50 AM – 1:21 PM
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.