Bengali Panjika — Monday, April 15, 2019
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 1426
Monday, April 15, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Boishakh 1426
- Hijri date
- 9 Sha'ban 1440
- Eras
- Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076
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
5:50 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: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends late night 1/58/21 (50/20/48 danda) · 1:58 AM (Apr 16), then Dwadashi
Kamada Ekadashi — fasting day
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | late night 1/58/21 (50/20/48 danda) | 1:58 AM (Apr 16) |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Magha | late night 1/56/51 (50/17/3 danda) | 1:56 AM (Apr 16) |
| Purva Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ganda | night 11/50/7 (45/0/13 danda) | 11:50 PM |
| Vriddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 3/11/35 (23/23/52 danda) | 3:11 PM |
| Vishti | late night 1/58/21 (50/20/48 danda) | 1:58 AM (Apr 16) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 1:58 AM (Apr 16) South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
- 7:24 AM – 8:58 AM
- Barabela
- 3:15 PM – 4:49 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:53 PM – 5:33 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:50 AM – 7:30 AM, 10:51 AM – 1:22 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:32 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:23 PM – 7:59 PM
- Nishita
- 11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Apr 16)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Kamada Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Apr 16, 7:22 AM – 10:00 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Apr 16 · পারণ on Apr 17, 5:48 AM – 10:00 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Apr 16 · পারণ on Apr 17, 5:48 AM – 10:00 AM
Dashami touched the pre-dawn hours, so the Dwadashi day
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.