Bengali Panjika — Saturday, April 15, 2023

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

1 Boishakh 1430

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Bangla Academy date
2 Boishakh 1430
Hijri date
23 Ramadan 1444
Eras
Shakabda 1945 · Samvat 2080

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

5:49 AM

Almanac sunset

6:23 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:38 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:20 PM

Day length: 12 h 34 min · Night length: 11 h 25 min

Tithi

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

Dashami tithi

Ends night 7/53/32 (35/8/53 danda) · 7:53 PM, then Ekadashi

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
Dashaminight 7/53/32 (35/8/53 danda)7:53 PM
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shravanaday 6/56/21 (2/45/55 danda)6:56 AM
Dhanishtalate night 5/17/10 (58/37/59 danda)5:17 AM (Apr 16)
Shatabhisharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Sadhyaday 6/5/42 (0/39/19 danda)6:05 AM
Shubhalate night 3/0/36 (52/56/33 danda)3:00 AM (Apr 16)
Shuklaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 9/6/18 (8/10/48 danda)9:06 AM
Vishtinight 7/53/32 (35/8/52 danda)7:53 PM
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Kumbha at 6:06 PM
Yogini
North, from 7:53 PM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
5:49 AM – 7:24 AM, 4:49 PM – 6:23 PM
Barabela
1:41 PM – 3:15 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
10:01 AM – 1:22 PM
Kutapa
11:41 AM – 12:31 PM
Pradosha
6:23 PM – 7:59 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Apr 16)

Pujas & observances

  • Pohela Boishakh (traditional)First day of the traditional solar year, the day after the Mesha sankranti.

This month

Day 1 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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