Bengali Panjika — Thursday, April 16, 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
3 Boishakh 1427
Thursday, April 16, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Boishakh 1427
- Hijri date
- 22 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
5:48 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: Vaishakha · Krishna paksha
Navami tithi
Ends night 9/52/40 (40/10/28 danda) · 9:52 PM, then Dashami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navami | night 9/52/40 (40/10/28 danda) | 9:52 PM |
| Dashami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shravana | late night 2/31/50 (51/48/23 danda) | 2:31 AM (Apr 17) |
| Dhanishta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sadhya | night 9/6/48 (38/15/47 danda) | 9:06 PM |
| Shubha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 9/36/20 (9/29/38 danda) | 9:36 AM |
| Gara | night 9/52/40 (40/10/28 danda) | 9:52 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- East, from 9:52 PM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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 – 4:49 PM
- Barabela
- 4:49 PM – 6:24 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:48 AM – 7:29 AM, 10:50 AM – 1:22 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:14 AM (Apr 17) – 3:30 AM (Apr 17)
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:24 PM – 8:00 PM
- Nishita
- 11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Apr 17)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 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.