Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, April 16, 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
3 Boishakh 1431
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Boishakh 1431
- Hijri date
- 6 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
5:48 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: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends day 5/3/10 (28/6/48 danda) · 5:03 PM, then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | day 5/3/10 (28/6/48 danda) | 5:03 PM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Punarvasu | day 6/55/26 (2/47/29 danda) | 6:55 AM |
| Pushya | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhriti | late night 2/35/15 (51/57/1 danda) | 2:35 AM (Apr 17) |
| Shula | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 5/3/9 (28/6/48 danda) | 5:03 PM |
| Balava | late night 5/32/58 (59/21/19 danda) | 5:32 AM (Apr 17) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 5:03 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — 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
- 1:40 PM – 3:15 PM
- Barabela
- 7:22 AM – 8:57 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 8:19 AM – 10:50 AM, 1:22 PM – 3:02 PM, 3:53 PM – 5:34 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:24 PM – 8:00 PM
- Nishita
- 11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Apr 17)
Pujas & observances
- Annapurna Puja (Basanti Ashtami)
- Puja in the forenoon: 5:48 AM – 10:00 AM
- Sandhi Puja: 4:39 PM – 5:27 PM; Balidan at 5:03 PM
This month
Day 3 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.