Bengali Panjika — Monday, April 17, 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
3 Boishakh 1430
Monday, April 17, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Boishakh 1430
- Hijri date
- 25 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
5:48 AM
Almanac sunset
6:24 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:20 PM
Day length: 12 h 36 min · Night length: 11 h 23 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Krishna paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends day 3/18/23 (23/45/23 danda) · 3:18 PM, then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | day 3/18/23 (23/45/23 danda) | 3:18 PM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Bhadrapada | late night 2/21/57 (51/24/20 danda) | 2:21 AM (Apr 18) |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Brahma | night 9/7/53 (38/19/9 danda) | 9:07 PM |
| Indra | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 3/18/23 (23/45/23 danda) | 3:18 PM |
| Gara | late night 2/16/38 (51/11/2 danda) | 2:16 AM (Apr 18) |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Meena at 8:41 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 3:18 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi, Trayodashi — 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
- 7:22 AM – 8:57 AM
- Barabela
- 3:15 PM – 4:49 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:53 PM – 5:34 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:48 AM – 7:29 AM, 10:50 AM – 1:22 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:24 PM – 8:00 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 18)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Baruthini Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Apr 16 · Break the fast today 5:48 AM – 10:00 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Apr 16 · Break the fast today 5:48 AM – 10:00 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Apr 16 · Break the fast today 5:48 AM – 10:00 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 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.