Bengali Panjika — Thursday, April 19, 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
5 Boishakh 1425
Thursday, April 19, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Boishakh 1425
- Hijri date
- 2 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
5:46 AM
Almanac sunset
6:25 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:34 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:21 PM
Day length: 12 h 39 min · Night length: 11 h 20 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha
Chaturthi tithi
Ends late night 1/47/14 (50/2/14 danda) · 1:47 AM (Apr 20), then Panchami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturthi | late night 1/47/14 (50/2/14 danda) | 1:47 AM (Apr 20) |
| Panchami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Rohini | late night 1/30/11 (49/19/37 danda) | 1:30 AM (Apr 20) |
| Mrigashira | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Saubhagya | day 4/46/44 (27/30/58 danda) | 4:46 PM |
| Shobhana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 2/50/1 (22/39/11 danda) | 2:50 PM |
| Vishti | late night 1/47/14 (50/2/14 danda) | 1:47 AM (Apr 20) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- South-west, from 1:47 AM (Apr 20) South
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Chaturthi — 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
- 5:46 AM – 7:27 AM, 10:49 AM – 1:21 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:13 AM (Apr 20) – 3:29 AM (Apr 20)
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:25 PM – 8:01 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 20)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 5 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.