Bengali Panjika — Sunday, April 21, 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
8 Boishakh 1431
Sunday, April 21, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Boishakh 1431
- Hijri date
- 11 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
5:44 AM
Almanac sunset
6:26 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:32 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:22 PM
Day length: 12 h 42 min · Night length: 11 h 17 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Trayodashi tithi
Ends late night 1/37/20 (49/42/45 danda) · 1:37 AM (Apr 22), then Chaturdashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trayodashi | late night 1/37/20 (49/42/45 danda) | 1:37 AM (Apr 22) |
| Chaturdashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Phalguni | day 5/53/11 (30/22/25 danda) | 5:53 PM |
| Hasta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyaghata | late night 4/31/5 (56/57/10 danda) | 4:31 AM (Apr 22) |
| Harshana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 12/36/6 (17/9/42 danda) | 12:36 PM |
| Taitila | late night 1/37/20 (49/42/45 danda) | 1:37 AM (Apr 22) |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- South, from 1:37 AM (Apr 22) West
- Shraddha tithi
- Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 12:05 PM – 1:40 PM
- Barabela
- 10:30 AM – 12:05 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:44 AM – 6:35 AM, 1:21 PM – 2:12 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:35 AM – 9:58 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:39 AM – 12:30 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:26 PM – 8:02 PM
- Nishita
- 11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Apr 22)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 8 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.