Bengali Panjika — Thursday, April 22, 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
8 Boishakh 1428
Thursday, April 22, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 9 Boishakh 1428
- Hijri date
- 9 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
5:43 AM
Almanac sunset
6:26 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:31 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:23 PM
Day length: 12 h 43 min · Night length: 11 h 16 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Dashami tithi
Ends night 7/3/15 (33/19/1 danda) · 7:03 PM, then Ekadashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dashami | night 7/3/15 (33/19/1 danda) | 7:03 PM |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Magha | late night 3/53/34 (55/24/48 danda) | 3:53 AM (Apr 23) |
| Purva Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ganda | day 1/21/58 (19/5/49 danda) | 1:21 PM |
| Vriddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 7/26/27 (4/17/0 danda) | 7:26 AM |
| Gara | night 7/3/15 (33/19/1 danda) | 7:03 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- North, from 7:03 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
- 3:16 PM – 4:51 PM
- Barabela
- 4:51 PM – 6:26 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:43 AM – 7:25 AM, 10:48 AM – 1:21 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:12 AM (Apr 23) – 3:27 AM (Apr 23)
- Kutapa
- 11:39 AM – 12:30 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:26 PM – 8:02 PM
- Nishita
- 11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Apr 23)
Pujas & observances
- Basanti Dashami
- Puja in the forenoon: 5:43 AM – 9:58 AM
- Devi departs on a palanquin; omen: epidemic
This month
Day 8 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.