Bengali Panjika — Thursday, April 18, 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
5 Boishakh 1431
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Boishakh 1431
- Hijri date
- 8 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
5:46 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 21 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Dashami tithi
Ends night 7/40/40 (34/44/52 danda) · 7:40 PM, then Ekadashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dashami | night 7/40/40 (34/44/52 danda) | 7:40 PM |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlesha | day 10/24/39 (11/34/48 danda) | 10:24 AM |
| Magha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ganda | late night 2/48/58 (52/35/37 danda) | 2:48 AM (Apr 19) |
| Vriddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 6/52/6 (2/43/28 danda) | 6:52 AM |
| Gara | night 7/40/40 (34/44/52 danda) | 7:40 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Simha at 10:24 AM
- Yogini
- North, from 7:40 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
- 3:15 PM – 4:50 PM
- Barabela
- 4:50 PM – 6:25 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:46 AM – 7:27 AM, 10:50 AM – 1:21 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:13 AM (Apr 19) – 3:29 AM (Apr 19)
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:25 PM – 8:01 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 19)
Pujas & observances
- Basanti Dashami
- Puja in the forenoon: 5:46 AM – 9:59 AM
- Devi departs on a palanquin; omen: epidemic
This month
Day 5 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.