Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, April 15, 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
2 Boishakh 1427
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Boishakh 1427
- Hijri date
- 21 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
5:49 AM
Almanac sunset
6:24 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:37 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:20 PM
Day length: 12 h 35 min · Night length: 11 h 24 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Krishna paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends night 9/27/52 (39/6/16 danda) · 9:27 PM, then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | night 9/27/52 (39/6/16 danda) | 9:27 PM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Ashadha | late night 1/23/55 (48/56/25 danda) | 1:23 AM (Apr 16) |
| Shravana | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddha | night 9/50/49 (40/3/40 danda) | 9:50 PM |
| Sadhya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 9/26/40 (9/3/17 danda) | 9:26 AM |
| Kaulava | night 9/27/51 (39/6/16 danda) | 9:27 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 6:52 AM
- Yogini
- North-east, from 9:27 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
- 8:58 AM – 10:32 AM
- Barabela
- 12:06 PM – 1:41 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:12 PM – 3:53 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:49 AM – 7:29 AM, 10:00 AM – 11:41 AM, 3:53 PM – 5:33 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:24 PM – 8:00 PM
- Nishita
- 11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Apr 16)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 of 31 in Boishakh
Month runs: Apr 14 – May 14
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.