Bengali Panjika — Thursday, April 21, 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

7 Boishakh 1429

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Bangla Academy date
8 Boishakh 1429
Hijri date
19 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

5:44 AM

Almanac sunset

6:26 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:32 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:22 PM

Day length: 12 h 42 min · Night length: 11 h 18 min

Tithi

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

Panchami tithi

Ends day 3/5/7 (23/21/10 danda) · 3:05 PM, then Shashthi

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
Panchamiday 3/5/7 (23/21/10 danda)3:05 PM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Mulalate night 1/43/2 (49/55/56 danda)1:43 AM (Apr 22)
Purva Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Parighaday 2/5/46 (20/52/46 danda)2:05 PM
Shivaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 3/5/7 (23/21/10 danda)3:05 PM
Garalate night 1/51/44 (50/17/42 danda)1:51 AM (Apr 22)
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South, from 3:05 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami, Shashthi — 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 – 4:51 PM
Barabela
4:51 PM – 6:26 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:44 AM – 7:26 AM, 10:49 AM – 1:21 PM
Amrita yoga
1:12 AM (Apr 22) – 3:28 AM (Apr 22)
Kutapa
11:40 AM – 12:30 PM
Pradosha
6:26 PM – 8:02 PM
Nishita
11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 22)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 7 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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