Bengali Panjika — Friday, April 17, 2026
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
3 Boishakh 1433
Friday, April 17, 2026
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Boishakh 1433
- Hijri date
- 28 Shawwal 1447
- Eras
- Shakabda 1948 · Samvat 2083
The Bangla Academy calendar used in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date runs one or two days ahead of the sankranti-based traditional date.
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
5:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:21 PM
Day length: 12 h 37 min · Night length: 11 h 22 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Krishna paksha
Amavasya tithi
Ends day 5/57/40 (30/24/14 danda) · 5:57 PM, then Prathama
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amavasya | day 5/57/40 (30/24/14 danda) | 5:57 PM |
| Prathama | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Revati | day 12/31/20 (16/48/24 danda) | 12:31 PM |
| Ashwini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vaidhriti | day 7/46/53 (4/57/17 danda) | 7:46 AM |
| Vishkambha | late night 5/11/19 (58/28/21 danda) | 5:11 AM (Apr 18) |
| Priti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Chatushpada | day 6/50/30 (2/36/19 danda) | 6:50 AM |
| Naga | day 5/57/40 (30/24/14 danda) | 5:57 PM |
| Kimstughna | late night 5/0/45 (58/1/55 danda) | 5:00 AM (Apr 18) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 12:31 PM
- Yogini
- North-east, from 5:57 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Amavasya — 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
- 10:31 AM – 12:06 PM
- Barabela
- 8:57 AM – 10:31 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 10:57 PM – 11:43 PM, 4:16 AM (Apr 18) – 5:47 AM (Apr 18)
- Amrita yoga
- 5:47 AM – 7:28 AM, 8:19 AM – 10:50 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:24 PM – 8:00 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 18)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 of 31 in Boishakh
Month runs: Apr 15 – May 15
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.