The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Bengali 1958 opens in April during Bangabda 1364 · Bangabda 1365 of the Hindu calendar.
April 1958
Bangabda 1364 · Bangabda 1365
Choitro – Boishakh
Festivals & Vrats in April 1958
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Charak Puja & Gajan
Tithi 6:43 PM, Apr 12 – 8:25 PM, Apr 13
On the last day of the Bengali year, devotees of Shiva perform the Gajan austerities and the spinning Charak rite.
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Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year)
Tithi 8:29 PM, Apr 13 – 10:37 PM, Apr 14
The Bengali solar new year, welcomed with Halkhata, sweets and visits to family and temples.
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Poila Boisakh (Bengali New Year)
Tithi 10:40 PM, Apr 14 – 1:06 AM, Apr 16
The Bengali solar new year, the day after the Sun's entry into Mesha.
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Akshay Tritiya
Tithi 1:12 PM, Apr 21 – 2:41 PM, Apr 22
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, an auspicious day for new ventures and Jagannath's Chandan Yatra.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Bengali Calendar (Panjika)
The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.