Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, April 23, 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

9 Boishakh 1426

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Bangla Academy date
10 Boishakh 1426
Hijri date
17 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

5:43 AM

Almanac sunset

6:27 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:31 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:23 PM

Day length: 12 h 44 min · Night length: 11 h 15 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Krishna paksha

Chaturthi tithi

Ends day 1/56/59 (20/34/18 danda) · 1:56 PM, 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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chaturthiday 1/56/59 (20/34/18 danda)1:56 PM
Panchamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Jyeshthanight 8/9/15 (36/4/58 danda)8:09 PM
Mularuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Parighalate night 3/50/13 (55/17/23 danda)3:50 AM (Apr 24)
Shivaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 1/56/59 (20/34/18 danda)1:56 PM
Kaulavalate night 2/3/35 (50/50/47 danda)2:03 AM (Apr 24)
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 8:09 PM
Yogini
South-west, from 1:56 PM South
Shraddha tithi
Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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
1:40 PM – 3:16 PM
Barabela
7:18 AM – 8:54 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:16 AM – 10:48 AM, 1:21 PM – 3:03 PM, 3:54 PM – 5:36 PM
Kutapa
11:39 AM – 12:30 PM
Pradosha
6:27 PM – 8:03 PM
Nishita
11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Apr 24)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 9 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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