Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, April 20, 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
6 Boishakh 1428
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Boishakh 1428
- Hijri date
- 7 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
5:45 AM
Almanac sunset
6:25 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:33 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:22 PM
Day length: 12 h 41 min · Night length: 11 h 18 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends night 7/51/45 (35/16/9 danda) · 7:51 PM, then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | night 7/51/45 (35/16/9 danda) | 7:51 PM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Pushya | late night 3/39/45 (54/46/9 danda) | 3:39 AM (Apr 21) |
| Ashlesha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhriti | day 3/59/32 (25/35/38 danda) | 3:59 PM |
| Shula | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 7/45/3 (4/59/24 danda) | 7:45 AM |
| Bava | night 7/51/45 (35/16/9 danda) | 7:51 PM |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 7:51 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
- 1:40 PM – 3:15 PM
- Barabela
- 7:20 AM – 8:55 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 8:17 AM – 10:49 AM, 1:21 PM – 3:03 PM, 3:53 PM – 5:35 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:25 PM – 8:01 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 21)
Pujas & observances
- Annapurna Puja (Basanti Ashtami)
- Puja in the forenoon: 5:45 AM – 9:58 AM
- Sandhi Puja: 7:27 PM – 8:15 PM; Balidan at 7:51 PM
This month
Day 6 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.