Bengali Panjika — Sunday, April 18, 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
4 Boishakh 1428
Sunday, April 18, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Boishakh 1428
- Hijri date
- 5 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
5:46 AM
Almanac sunset
6:25 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:35 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:21 PM
Day length: 12 h 38 min · Night length: 11 h 21 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Shashthi tithi
Ends night 6/38/41 (32/9/18 danda) · 6:38 PM, then Saptami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shashthi | night 6/38/41 (32/9/18 danda) | 6:38 PM |
| Saptami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ardra | late night 1/28/3 (49/12/41 danda) | 1:28 AM (Apr 19) |
| Punarvasu | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Atiganda | day 5/1/21 (28/5/56 danda) | 5:01 PM |
| Sukarman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 6/2/4 (0/37/44 danda) | 6:02 AM |
| Taitila | night 6/38/41 (32/9/18 danda) | 6:38 PM |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- West, from 6:38 PM North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
- 12:06 PM – 1:40 PM
- Barabela
- 10:31 AM – 12:06 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:46 AM – 6:37 AM, 1:21 PM – 2:12 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:37 AM – 9:59 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:25 PM – 8:01 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 of 31 in Boishakh
Month runs: Apr 15 – May 15
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.