Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, April 19, 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

5 Boishakh 1430

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Bangla Academy date
6 Boishakh 1430
Hijri date
27 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

5:46 AM

Almanac sunset

6:25 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:34 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:21 PM

Day length: 12 h 39 min · Night length: 11 h 20 min

Tithi

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

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends day 11/35/55 (14/33/29 danda) · 11:35 AM, then Amavasya

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
Chaturdashiday 11/35/55 (14/33/29 danda)11:35 AM
Amavasyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Revatilate night 12/27/31 (46/42/30 danda)12:27 AM (Apr 20)
Ashwiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vaidhritiday 4/1/44 (25/38/2 danda)4:01 PM
Vishkambharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shakuniday 11/35/55 (14/33/30 danda)11:35 AM
Chatushpadanight 10/52/24 (42/44/43 danda)10:52 PM
Nagaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 12:27 AM (Apr 20)
Yogini
West, from 11:35 AM North-east
Shraddha tithi
Amavasya — ekoddishta; Amavasya — 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
8:56 AM – 10:31 AM
Barabela
12:05 PM – 1:40 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:12 PM – 3:53 PM
Amrita yoga
5:46 AM – 7:27 AM, 9:59 AM – 11:40 AM, 3:53 PM – 5:34 PM
Kutapa
11:40 AM – 12:31 PM
Pradosha
6:25 PM – 8:01 PM
Nishita
11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 20)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 5 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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