Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, April 18, 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

4 Boishakh 1430

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Bangla Academy date
5 Boishakh 1430
Hijri date
26 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

5:47 AM

Almanac sunset

6:24 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:35 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:21 PM

Day length: 12 h 38 min · Night length: 11 h 22 min

Tithi

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

Trayodashi tithi

Ends day 1/18/24 (18/47/34 danda) · 1:18 PM, then Chaturdashi

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
Trayodashiday 1/18/24 (18/47/34 danda)1:18 PM
Chaturdashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Bhadrapadalate night 1/15/2 (48/39/11 danda)1:15 AM (Apr 19)
Revatiruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Indranight 6/27/25 (31/40/8 danda)6:27 PM
Vaidhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 1/18/23 (18/47/34 danda)1:18 PM
Vishtilate night 12/24/57 (46/33/58 danda)12:24 AM (Apr 19)
Shakuniruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Manushya gana
Yogini
South, from 1:18 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Trayodashi, Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
1:40 PM – 3:15 PM
Barabela
7:22 AM – 8:56 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:18 AM – 10:50 AM, 1:21 PM – 3:02 PM, 3:53 PM – 5:34 PM
Kutapa
11:40 AM – 12:31 PM
Pradosha
6:24 PM – 8:00 PM
Nishita
11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 19)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 4 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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