Bengali Panjika — Thursday, April 17, 2031
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 1438
Thursday, April 17, 2031
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Boishakh 1438
- Hijri date
- 24 Dhu al-Hijjah 1452
- Eras
- Shakabda 1953 · Samvat 2088
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
5:48 AM
Almanac sunset
6:24 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:20 PM
Day length: 12 h 36 min · Night length: 11 h 23 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Krishna paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends late night 1/41/18 (49/42/48 danda) · 1:41 AM (Apr 18), then Dwadashi
Baruthini 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | late night 1/41/18 (49/42/48 danda) | 1:41 AM (Apr 18) |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanishta | day 10/58/46 (12/56/28 danda) | 10:58 AM |
| Shatabhisha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shubha | day 6/49/22 (2/32/57 danda) | 6:49 AM |
| Shukla | late night 4/18/54 (56/16/48 danda) | 4:18 AM (Apr 18) |
| Brahma | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 2/32/6 (21/49/47 danda) | 2:32 PM |
| Balava | late night 1/41/18 (49/42/48 danda) | 1:41 AM (Apr 18) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 1:41 AM (Apr 18) 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
- 3:15 PM – 4:50 PM
- Barabela
- 4:50 PM – 6:24 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:48 AM – 7:29 AM, 10:50 AM – 1:22 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:14 AM (Apr 18) – 3:30 AM (Apr 18)
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:31 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:24 PM – 8:00 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Apr 18)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Baruthini Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Apr 18, 7:19 AM – 9:59 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Apr 18, 7:19 AM – 9:59 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Apr 18 · পারণ on Apr 19, 5:46 AM – 9:59 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
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.