Bengali Panjika — Sunday, April 14, 2024

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 1431

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Bangla Academy date
1 Boishakh 1431
Hijri date
4 Shawwal 1445
Eras
Shakabda 1946 · Samvat 2081

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

5:50 AM

Almanac sunset

6:23 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:38 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:20 PM

Day length: 12 h 33 min · Night length: 11 h 26 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha

Shashthi tithi

Ends day 4/20/13 (26/15/2 danda) · 4:20 PM, then Saptami

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
Shashthiday 4/20/13 (26/15/2 danda)4:20 PM
Saptamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ardraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Atigandalate night 3/47/1 (54/52/2 danda)3:47 AM (Apr 15)
Sukarmanruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 4/20/13 (26/15/2 danda)4:20 PM
Garalate night 4/19/33 (56/13/23 danda)4:19 AM (Apr 15)
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
West, from 4:20 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Shashthi — 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 – 1:41 PM
Barabela
10:32 AM – 12:06 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:50 AM – 6:40 AM, 1:22 PM – 2:12 PM
Amrita yoga
6:40 AM – 10:01 AM
Kutapa
11:41 AM – 12:32 PM
Pradosha
6:23 PM – 7:59 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Apr 15)

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 14 May 14

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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