Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, April 17, 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
3 Boishakh 1426
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Boishakh 1426
- Hijri date
- 11 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
5:48 AM
Almanac sunset
6:24 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:20 PM
Day length: 12 h 36 min · Night length: 11 h 23 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Trayodashi tithi
Ends night 9/17/4 (38/41/58 danda) · 9:17 PM, then Chaturdashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trayodashi | night 9/17/4 (38/41/58 danda) | 9:17 PM |
| Chaturdashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Phalguni | night 10/47/8 (42/27/8 danda) | 10:47 PM |
| Hasta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhruva | day 5/45/55 (29/54/6 danda) | 5:45 PM |
| Vyaghata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 10/24/21 (11/30/11 danda) | 10:24 AM |
| Taitila | night 9/17/4 (38/41/58 danda) | 9:17 PM |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Kanya at 5:54 AM
- Yogini
- South, from 9:17 PM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 8:57 AM – 10:31 AM
- Barabela
- 12:06 PM – 1:40 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:12 PM – 3:53 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:48 AM – 7:29 AM, 10:00 AM – 11:41 AM, 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)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Kamada Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Apr 15 · পারণ on Apr 16, 7:22 AM – 10:00 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Apr 16 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 10:00 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Apr 16 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 10:00 AM
Dashami touched the pre-dawn hours, so the Dwadashi day
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.