Bengali Panjika — Thursday, April 14, 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

30 Chaitra 1428

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Bangla Academy date
1 Chaitra 1429
Hijri date
12 Ramadan 1443
Eras
Shakabda 1943 · Samvat 2078
Sankranti

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

5:50 AM

Almanac sunset

6:23 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:38 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:19 PM

Day length: 12 h 33 min · Night length: 11 h 26 min

Tithi

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

Trayodashi tithi

Ends late night 3/9/26 (53/16/54 danda) · 3:09 AM (Apr 15), then Chaturdashi

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
Trayodashilate night 3/9/26 (53/16/54 danda)3:09 AM (Apr 15)
Chaturdashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Phalguniday 8/54/12 (7/38/49 danda)8:54 AM
Uttara Phalguniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vriddhiday 9/5/16 (8/6/29 danda)9:05 AM
Dhruvaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 3/19/11 (23/41/18 danda)3:19 PM
Taitilalate night 3/9/25 (53/16/54 danda)3:09 AM (Apr 15)
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Kanya at 3:02 PM
Yogini
South, from 3:09 AM (Apr 15) West
Shraddha tithi
Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
3:15 PM – 4:49 PM
Barabela
4:49 PM – 6:23 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:50 AM – 7:31 AM, 10:51 AM – 1:22 PM
Amrita yoga
1:15 AM (Apr 15) – 3:32 AM (Apr 15)
Kutapa
11:41 AM – 12:32 PM
Pradosha
6:23 PM – 7:59 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Apr 15)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

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

Kamada Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on Apr 12 · পারণ on Apr 13, 9:07 AM – 10:02 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on Apr 12 · পারণ on Apr 13, 9:07 AM – 10:02 AM
Nimbarka
Fast on Apr 13 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 10:01 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

  • Chaitra Sankranti / Charak

This month

Day 30 of 30 in Chaitra

Month runs: Mar 16 Apr 14

মহাবিষুব sankranti today at 11:32 AM — the month ends today.

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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