Bengali Panjika — Friday, April 19, 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

6 Boishakh 1431

Friday, April 19, 2024

Bangla Academy date
6 Boishakh 1431
Hijri date
9 Shawwal 1445
Eras
Shakabda 1946 · Samvat 2081
Ekadashi (Kamada)

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

5:45 AM

Almanac sunset

6:25 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:34 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:22 PM

Day length: 12 h 40 min · Night length: 11 h 19 min

Tithi

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

Ekadashi tithi

Ends night 9/31/31 (39/24/5 danda) · 9:31 PM, then Dwadashi

Kamada Ekadashi — fasting day

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
Ekadashinight 9/31/31 (39/24/5 danda)9:31 PM
Dwadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Maghaday 12/43/29 (17/24/0 danda)12:43 PM
Purva Phalguniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vriddhilate night 3/18/20 (53/51/9 danda)3:18 AM (Apr 20)
Dhruvaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 8/34/9 (7/0/40 danda)8:34 AM
Vishtinight 9/31/31 (39/24/5 danda)9:31 PM
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South-east, from 9:31 PM South-west
Shraddha tithi
Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
10:30 AM – 12:05 PM
Barabela
8:55 AM – 10:30 AM
Mahendra yoga
10:57 PM – 11:42 PM, 4:14 AM (Apr 20) – 5:45 AM (Apr 20)
Amrita yoga
5:45 AM – 7:27 AM, 8:17 AM – 10:49 AM
Kutapa
11:40 AM – 12:31 PM
Pradosha
6:25 PM – 8:01 PM
Nishita
11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 20)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Kamada Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast today · পারণ on Apr 20, 5:45 AM – 9:58 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast today · পারণ on Apr 20, 5:45 AM – 9:58 AM
Nimbarka
Fast today · পারণ on Apr 20, 5:45 AM – 9:58 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 6 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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