Bengali Panjika — Sunday, April 16, 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
2 Boishakh 1430
Sunday, April 16, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Boishakh 1430
- Hijri date
- 24 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
6:24 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: Vaishakha · Krishna paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends day 5/31/40 (29/16/24 danda) · 5:31 PM, then Dwadashi
Baruthini Ekadashi — fasting day
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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | day 5/31/40 (29/16/24 danda) | 5:31 PM |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shatabhisha | late night 3/44/10 (54/47/41 danda) | 3:44 AM (Apr 17) |
| Purva Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shukla | late night 12/0/12 (45/27/45 danda) | 12:00 AM (Apr 17) |
| Brahma | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 6/41/36 (2/11/15 danda) | 6:41 AM |
| Balava | day 5/31/39 (29/16/24 danda) | 5:31 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 4/23/45 (56/26/38 danda) | 4:23 AM (Apr 17) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 5:31 PM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — 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
- 12:06 PM – 1:40 PM
- Barabela
- 10:32 AM – 12:06 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:49 AM – 6:39 AM, 1:22 PM – 2:12 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:39 AM – 10:00 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:24 PM – 8:00 PM
- Nishita
- 11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Apr 17)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Baruthini Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Apr 17, 5:48 AM – 10:00 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Apr 17, 5:48 AM – 10:00 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Apr 17, 5:48 AM – 10:00 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 of 31 in Boishakh
Month runs: Apr 15 – May 15
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.