Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, April 21, 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
7 Boishakh 1428
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Boishakh 1428
- Hijri date
- 8 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
5:44 AM
Almanac sunset
6:26 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:32 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:22 PM
Day length: 12 h 42 min · Night length: 11 h 17 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Navami tithi
Ends night 7/42/35 (34/55/17 danda) · 7:42 PM, then Dashami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navami | night 7/42/35 (34/55/17 danda) | 7:42 PM |
| Dashami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlesha | late night 4/0/51 (55/40/59 danda) | 4:00 AM (Apr 22) |
| Magha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shula | day 2/52/31 (22/50/9 danda) | 2:52 PM |
| Ganda | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 7/50/52 (5/16/0 danda) | 7:50 AM |
| Kaulava | night 7/42/34 (34/55/17 danda) | 7:42 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Simha at 4:00 AM (Apr 22)
- Yogini
- East, from 7:42 PM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
- 8:54 AM – 10:30 AM
- Barabela
- 12:05 PM – 1:40 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:12 PM – 3:54 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:44 AM – 7:26 AM, 9:58 AM – 11:40 AM, 3:54 PM – 5:35 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:26 PM – 8:02 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 22)
Pujas & observances
- Ram Navami (Basanti Navami)
- Puja in the forenoon: 5:44 AM – 9:58 AM
This month
Day 7 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.