Bengali Panjika — Saturday, April 20, 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
7 Boishakh 1431
Saturday, April 20, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Boishakh 1431
- Hijri date
- 10 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
5:45 AM
Almanac sunset
6:26 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:33 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:22 PM
Day length: 12 h 41 min · Night length: 11 h 18 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends night 11/33/48 (44/31/52 danda) · 11:33 PM, then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | night 11/33/48 (44/31/52 danda) | 11:33 PM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Phalguni | day 3/15/57 (23/47/16 danda) | 3:15 PM |
| Uttara Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhruva | late night 3/54/58 (55/24/48 danda) | 3:54 AM (Apr 21) |
| Vyaghata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 10/31/42 (11/56/38 danda) | 10:31 AM |
| Balava | night 11/33/48 (44/31/52 danda) | 11:33 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Kanya at 9:55 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 11:33 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
- 5:45 AM – 7:20 AM, 4:50 PM – 6:26 PM
- Barabela
- 1:40 PM – 3:15 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 9:58 AM – 1:21 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:26 PM – 8:02 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 21)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Kamada Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Apr 19 · Break the fast today 5:45 AM – 9:58 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Apr 19 · Break the fast today 5:45 AM – 9:58 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Apr 19 · Break the fast today 5:45 AM – 9:58 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 7 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.