Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, April 14, 2020

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 1427

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Bangla Academy date
1 Boishakh 1427
Hijri date
20 Sha'ban 1441
Eras
Shakabda 1942 · Samvat 2077

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

6:19 PM

Day length: 12 h 33 min · Night length: 11 h 26 min

Tithi

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

Saptami tithi

Ends night 9/33/51 (39/19/3 danda) · 9:33 PM, then Ashtami

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
Saptaminight 9/33/51 (39/19/3 danda)9:33 PM
Ashtamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Ashadhalate night 12/45/43 (47/18/42 danda)12:45 AM (Apr 15)
Uttara Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shivanight 10/59/1 (42/51/57 danda)10:59 PM
Siddharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 9/47/59 (9/54/21 danda)9:47 AM
Bavanight 9/33/52 (39/19/3 danda)9:33 PM
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana
Yogini
North-west, from 9:33 PM North-east
Shraddha tithi
Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
1:41 PM – 3:15 PM
Barabela
7:24 AM – 8:58 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:20 AM – 10:51 AM, 1:22 PM – 3:02 PM, 3:52 PM – 5:33 PM
Kutapa
11:41 AM – 12:32 PM
Pradosha
6:23 PM – 7:59 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Apr 15)

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 14 May 14

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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