Bengali Panjika — Thursday, April 18, 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

4 Boishakh 1426

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Bangla Academy date
5 Boishakh 1426
Hijri date
12 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

5:47 AM

Almanac sunset

6:24 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:35 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:21 PM

Day length: 12 h 38 min · Night length: 11 h 22 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends night 7/11/22 (33/29/52 danda) · 7:11 PM, then Purnima

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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chaturdashinight 7/11/22 (33/29/52 danda)7:11 PM
Purnimaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Hastanight 9/27/34 (39/10/21 danda)9:27 PM
Chitraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vyaghataday 2/55/12 (22/49/28 danda)2:55 PM
Harshanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 8/12/21 (6/2/19 danda)8:12 AM
Vanijanight 7/11/22 (33/29/52 danda)7:11 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
Yogini
West, from 7:11 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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 – 6:24 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:47 AM – 7:28 AM, 10:50 AM – 1:21 PM
Amrita yoga
1:13 AM (Apr 19) – 3:30 AM (Apr 19)
Kutapa
11:40 AM – 12:31 PM
Pradosha
6:24 PM – 8:00 PM
Nishita
11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 19)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 4 of 31 in Boishakh

Month runs: Apr 15 May 15

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta school used by printed Bengali almanacs. They can differ from modern astronomical values by minutes, and occasionally by a day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

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.

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