Bengali Panjika — Thursday, April 15, 2021

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 1428

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Bangla Academy date
2 Boishakh 1428
Hijri date
2 Ramadan 1442
Eras
Shakabda 1943 · Samvat 2078

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

5:49 AM

Almanac sunset

6:23 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:37 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:20 PM

Day length: 12 h 34 min · Night length: 11 h 25 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha

Tritiya tithi

Ends day 1/39/9 (19/33/58 danda) · 1:39 PM, then Chaturthi

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
Tritiyaday 1/39/9 (19/33/58 danda)1:39 PM
Chaturthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Krittikanight 7/0/1 (32/56/6 danda)7:00 PM
Rohiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ayushmanday 4/10/4 (25/51/14 danda)4:10 PM
Saubhagyaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 1/39/9 (19/33/58 danda)1:39 PM
Vanijalate night 2/39/40 (52/5/15 danda)2:39 AM (Apr 16)
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South-east, from 1:39 PM South-west
Shraddha tithi
Tritiya — ekoddishta; Chaturthi — 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 – 6:23 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:49 AM – 7:30 AM, 10:51 AM – 1:22 PM
Amrita yoga
1:14 AM (Apr 16) – 3:31 AM (Apr 16)
Kutapa
11:41 AM – 12:31 PM
Pradosha
6:23 PM – 7:59 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Apr 16)

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 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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