Bengali Panjika — Friday, April 17, 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
4 Boishakh 1427
Friday, April 17, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Boishakh 1427
- Hijri date
- 23 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
5:47 AM
Almanac sunset
6:24 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:35 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:21 PM
Day length: 12 h 37 min · Night length: 11 h 22 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Krishna paksha
Dashami tithi
Ends night 10/47/39 (42/30/5 danda) · 10:47 PM, then Ekadashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dashami | night 10/47/39 (42/30/5 danda) | 10:47 PM |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanishta | late night 4/9/12 (55/53/57 danda) | 4:09 AM (Apr 18) |
| Shatabhisha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shubha | night 8/46/27 (37/27/5 danda) | 8:46 PM |
| Shukla | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 10/16/21 (11/11/50 danda) | 10:16 AM |
| Vishti | night 10/47/39 (42/30/5 danda) | 10:47 PM |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Kumbha at 3:17 PM
- Yogini
- North, from 10:47 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
- 10:31 AM – 12:06 PM
- Barabela
- 8:56 AM – 10:31 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 10:57 PM – 11:43 PM, 4:15 AM (Apr 18) – 5:46 AM (Apr 18)
- Amrita yoga
- 5:47 AM – 7:28 AM, 8:19 AM – 10:50 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:24 PM – 8:00 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 18)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.