Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, April 20, 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

6 Boishakh 1429

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Bangla Academy date
7 Boishakh 1429
Hijri date
18 Ramadan 1443
Eras
Shakabda 1944 · Samvat 2079

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

5:45 AM

Almanac sunset

6:25 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:33 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:22 PM

Day length: 12 h 40 min · Night length: 11 h 19 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Krishna paksha

Chaturthi tithi

Ends day 5/30/0 (29/21/19 danda) · 5:30 PM, then Panchami

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
Chaturthiday 5/30/0 (29/21/19 danda)5:30 PM
Panchamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Jyeshthalate night 3/23/26 (54/4/53 danda)3:23 AM (Apr 21)
Mularuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Variyanaday 5/10/9 (28/31/41 danda)5:10 PM
Parigharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 6/40/3 (2/16/25 danda)6:40 AM
Balavaday 5/30/0 (29/21/19 danda)5:30 PM
Kaulavalate night 4/18/9 (56/21/40 danda)4:18 AM (Apr 21)
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 3:23 AM (Apr 21)
Yogini
South-west, from 5:30 PM South
Shraddha tithi
Chaturthi — ekoddishta

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
8:55 AM – 10:30 AM
Barabela
12:05 PM – 1:40 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:12 PM – 3:53 PM
Amrita yoga
5:45 AM – 7:26 AM, 9:58 AM – 11:40 AM, 3:53 PM – 5:35 PM
Kutapa
11:40 AM – 12:31 PM
Pradosha
6:25 PM – 8:01 PM
Nishita
11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 21)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 6 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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