Bengali Panjika — Saturday, April 16, 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

2 Boishakh 1429

Saturday, April 16, 2022

Bangla Academy date
3 Boishakh 1429
Hijri date
14 Ramadan 1443
Eras
Shakabda 1944 · Samvat 2079
Purnima

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

5:48 AM

Almanac sunset

6:24 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:37 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:20 PM

Day length: 12 h 35 min · Night length: 11 h 24 min

Tithi

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

Purnima tithi

Ends late night 1/19/27 (48/46/22 danda) · 1:19 AM (Apr 17), then Prathama

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
Purnimalate night 1/19/27 (48/46/22 danda)1:19 AM (Apr 17)
Prathamaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Hastaday 9/7/32 (8/16/36 danda)9:07 AM
Chitraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vyaghataday 6/2/47 (0/34/41 danda)6:02 AM
Harshanalate night 3/59/16 (55/25/54 danda)3:59 AM (Apr 17)
Vajraruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 1/56/39 (20/19/22 danda)1:56 PM
Bavalate night 1/19/27 (48/46/22 danda)1:19 AM (Apr 17)
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Tula at 8:54 PM
Yogini
North-west, from 1:19 AM (Apr 17) East
Shraddha tithi
Purnima — ekoddishta; Purnima — 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
5:48 AM – 7:23 AM, 4:49 PM – 6:24 PM
Barabela
1:40 PM – 3:15 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
10:00 AM – 1:22 PM
Kutapa
11:41 AM – 12:31 PM
Pradosha
6:24 PM – 8:00 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Apr 17)

Pujas & observances

  • Hanuman Jayanti / Chaitri Purnima

This month

Day 2 of 31 in Boishakh

Month runs: Apr 15 May 15

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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