Bengali Panjika — Monday, April 15, 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
2 Boishakh 1431
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Boishakh 1431
- Hijri date
- 5 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
5:49 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: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends day 4/26/10 (26/32/7 danda) · 4:26 PM, then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | day 4/26/10 (26/32/7 danda) | 4:26 PM |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ardra | day 5/53/21 (0/10/5 danda) | 5:53 AM |
| Punarvasu | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | late night 2/59/19 (52/54/59 danda) | 2:59 AM (Apr 16) |
| Dhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 4/26/10 (26/32/7 danda) | 4:26 PM |
| Vishti | late night 4/40/49 (57/8/46 danda) | 4:40 AM (Apr 16) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Karkata at 12:37 AM (Apr 16)
- Yogini
- North-west, from 4:26 PM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Saptami — 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
- 7:23 AM – 8:58 AM
- Barabela
- 3:15 PM – 4:49 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:53 PM – 5:33 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:49 AM – 7:29 AM, 10:51 AM – 1:22 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:24 PM – 8:00 PM
- Nishita
- 11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Apr 16)
Pujas & observances
- Basanti Puja (Saptami)
- Puja in the forenoon: 5:49 AM – 10:00 AM
- Devi arrives on a elephant; omen: a bountiful harvest
This month
Day 2 of 31 in Boishakh
Month runs: Apr 14 – May 14
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.