Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, April 12, 2022

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

28 Chaitra 1428

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Bangla Academy date
29 Chaitra 1428
Hijri date
10 Ramadan 1443
Eras
Shakabda 1943 · Samvat 2078
Ekadashi (Kamada)

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

5:52 AM

Almanac sunset

6:22 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:40 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:18 PM

Day length: 12 h 30 min · Night length: 11 h 29 min

Tithi

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

Ekadashi tithi

Ends late night 3/2/45 (52/55/41 danda) · 3:02 AM (Apr 13), then Dwadashi

Kamada Ekadashi — fasting day

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
Ekadashilate night 3/2/45 (52/55/41 danda)3:02 AM (Apr 13)
Dwadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ashleshaday 6/43/2 (2/6/25 danda)6:43 AM
Magharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shuladay 10/33/9 (11/41/42 danda)10:33 AM
Gandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 2/41/44 (22/3/10 danda)2:41 PM
Vishtilate night 3/2/45 (52/55/41 danda)3:02 AM (Apr 13)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Simha at 6:43 AM
Yogini
South-east, from 3:02 AM (Apr 13) South-west
Shraddha tithi
Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
1:41 PM – 3:15 PM
Barabela
7:26 AM – 9:00 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:22 AM – 10:52 AM, 1:22 PM – 3:02 PM, 3:52 PM – 5:32 PM
Kutapa
11:42 AM – 12:32 PM
Pradosha
6:22 PM – 7:58 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:31 AM (Apr 13)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Kamada Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast today · পারণ on Apr 13, 9:07 AM – 10:02 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast today · পারণ on Apr 13, 9:07 AM – 10:02 AM
Nimbarka
Fast on Apr 13 · পারণ on Apr 14, 5:50 AM – 10:01 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 28 of 30 in Chaitra

Month runs: Mar 16 Apr 14

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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