Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, April 17, 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

4 Boishakh 1431

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Bangla Academy date
4 Boishakh 1431
Hijri date
7 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

5:47 AM

Almanac sunset

6:24 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:35 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:21 PM

Day length: 12 h 37 min · Night length: 11 h 22 min

Tithi

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

Navami tithi

Ends day 6/9/24 (30/54/34 danda) · 6:09 PM, then Dashami

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
Navamiday 6/9/24 (30/54/34 danda)6:09 PM
Dashamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Pushyaday 8/26/54 (6/38/19 danda)8:26 AM
Ashlesharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shulalate night 2/33/1 (51/53/36 danda)2:33 AM (Apr 18)
Gandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 6/9/24 (30/54/34 danda)6:09 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
Yogini
East, from 6:09 PM North
Shraddha tithi
Navami — 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
8:56 AM – 10:31 AM
Barabela
12:06 PM – 1:40 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:12 PM – 3:53 PM
Amrita yoga
5:47 AM – 7:28 AM, 10:00 AM – 11:40 AM, 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 18)

Pujas & observances

  • Ram Navami (Basanti Navami)
    • Puja in the forenoon: 5:47 AM – 10:00 AM

This month

Day 4 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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