Bengali Panjika — Saturday, April 17, 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

3 Boishakh 1428

Saturday, April 17, 2021

Bangla Academy date
4 Boishakh 1428
Hijri date
4 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

5:47 AM

Almanac sunset

6:24 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:36 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:21 PM

Day length: 12 h 37 min · Night length: 11 h 22 min

Tithi

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

Panchami tithi

Ends day 5/19/19 (28/48/44 danda) · 5:19 PM, then Shashthi

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
Panchamiday 5/19/19 (28/48/44 danda)5:19 PM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Mrigashiranight 11/39/46 (44/39/51 danda)11:39 PM
Ardraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shobhanaday 4/59/54 (28/0/10 danda)4:59 PM
Atigandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 5/19/19 (28/48/44 danda)5:19 PM
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Mithuna at 10:36 AM
Yogini
South, from 5:19 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Panchami — ekoddishta

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
5:47 AM – 7:22 AM, 4:50 PM – 6:24 PM
Barabela
1:40 PM – 3:15 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
10:00 AM – 1:21 PM
Kutapa
11:41 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 3 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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