Bengali Panjika — Friday, April 16, 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

2 Boishakh 1428

Friday, April 16, 2021

Bangla Academy date
3 Boishakh 1428
Hijri date
3 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

5:48 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: Chaitra · Shukla paksha

Chaturthi tithi

Ends day 3/37/1 (24/30/49 danda) · 3:37 PM, then Panchami

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
Chaturthiday 3/37/1 (24/30/49 danda)3:37 PM
Panchamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Rohininight 9/28/13 (39/8/49 danda)9:28 PM
Mrigashiraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Saubhagyaday 4/40/59 (27/10/43 danda)4:40 PM
Shobhanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 3/37/1 (24/30/49 danda)3:37 PM
Bavalate night 4/30/49 (56/45/18 danda)4:30 AM (Apr 17)
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
South-west, from 3:37 PM South
Shraddha tithi
Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Chaturthi, Panchami — 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
10:32 AM – 12:06 PM
Barabela
8:57 AM – 10:32 AM
Mahendra yoga
10:57 PM – 11:43 PM, 4:16 AM (Apr 17) – 5:47 AM (Apr 17)
Amrita yoga
5:48 AM – 7:29 AM, 8:19 AM – 10:50 AM
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 2 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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