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Bengali calendar April 2026
The Bengali calendar (Bangabda) is a solar calendar. Its year begins with Boishakh in mid-April, on Pohela Boishakh.
Bengali calendar, April 2026
- Months: Choitro (চৈত্র) · Boishakh (বৈশাখ)
- Bangabda: 1432 / 1433
1WednesdayChoitro 17
S Chaturdashi until 7:07 am → Purnima
Uttara Phalguni
Kanya
5:29 am · 5:52 pm
2Thursday18
Purnima until 7:42 am → K Pratipada
Hasta
Kanya
5:29 am · 5:52 pm
Hanuman JayantiPurnima
3Friday19
K Pratipada until 8:43 am → K Dwitiya
Chitra
Kanya → Tula 6:30 am
5:28 am · 5:52 pm
4Saturday20
K Dwitiya until 10:10 am → K Tritiya
Swati
Tula
5:27 am · 5:53 pm
5Sunday21
K Tritiya until 12:01 pm → K Chaturthi
Vishakha
Tula → Vrishchika 5:29 pm
5:26 am · 5:53 pm
6Monday22
K Chaturthi until 2:12 pm → K Panchami
Anuradha
Vrishchika
5:25 am · 5:54 pm
7Tuesday23
K Panchami until 4:35 pm → K Shashthi
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika
5:24 am · 5:54 pm
8Wednesday24
K Shashthi until 7:03 pm → K Saptami
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika → Dhanu 5:54 am
5:23 am · 5:54 pm
9Thursday25
K Saptami until 9:21 pm → K Ashtami
Mula
Dhanu
5:22 am · 5:55 pm
10Friday26
K Ashtami until 11:16 pm → K Navami
Purva Ashadha
Dhanu → Makara 6:05 pm
5:21 am · 5:55 pm
11Saturday27
K Navami until 12:39 am → K Dashami
Uttara Ashadha
Makara
5:20 am · 5:55 pm
12Sunday28
K Dashami until 1:18 am → K Ekadashi
Shravana
Makara → Kumbha 3:46 am
5:19 am · 5:56 pm
13Monday29
K Ekadashi until 1:10 am → K Dwadashi
Dhanishta
Kumbha
5:18 am · 5:56 pm
Ekadashi
14Tuesday30
K Dwadashi until 12:13 am → K Trayodashi
Shatabhisha
Kumbha
5:18 am · 5:56 pm
Sankranti
15WednesdayBoishakh 1
K Trayodashi until 10:32 pm → K Chaturdashi
Purva Bhadrapada
Kumbha → Meena 9:38 am
5:17 am · 5:57 pm
Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year)
16Thursday2
K Chaturdashi until 8:12 pm → Amavasya
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
5:16 am · 5:57 pm
17Friday3
Amavasya until 5:22 pm → S Pratipada
Revati
Meena → Mesha 12:03 pm
5:15 am · 5:58 pm
Amavasya
18Saturday4
S Pratipada until 2:12 pm → S Dwitiya
Ashwini
Mesha
5:14 am · 5:58 pm
19Sunday5
S Dwitiya until 10:50 am → S Tritiya
Bharani
Mesha → Vrishabha 12:32 pm
5:13 am · 5:58 pm
Akshaya Tritiya
20Monday6
S Tritiya until 7:28 am → S Chaturthi until 4:16 am → S Panchami
Rohini
Vrishabha
5:13 am · 5:59 pm
21Tuesday7
S Panchami until 1:21 am → S Shashthi
Mrigashira
Vrishabha → Mithuna 1:02 pm
5:12 am · 5:59 pm
22Wednesday8
S Shashthi until 10:50 pm → S Saptami
Ardra
Mithuna
5:11 am · 6:00 pm
23Thursday9
S Saptami until 8:50 pm → S Ashtami
Punarvasu
Mithuna → Karka 3:14 pm
5:10 am · 6:00 pm
24Friday10
S Ashtami until 7:23 pm → S Navami
Pushya
Karka
5:09 am · 6:00 pm
25Saturday11
S Navami until 6:29 pm → S Dashami
Ashlesha
Karka → Simha 8:06 pm
5:09 am · 6:01 pm
26Sunday12
S Dashami until 6:08 pm → S Ekadashi
Magha
Simha
5:08 am · 6:01 pm
27Monday13
S Ekadashi until 6:17 pm → S Dwadashi
Purva Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 3:37 am
5:07 am · 6:02 pm
Ekadashi
28Tuesday14
S Dwadashi until 6:53 pm → S Trayodashi
Uttara Phalguni
Kanya
5:06 am · 6:02 pm
29Wednesday15
S Trayodashi until 7:53 pm → S Chaturdashi
Hasta
Kanya
5:06 am · 6:02 pm
30Thursday16
S Chaturdashi until 9:13 pm → Purnima
Chitra
Kanya → Tula 1:15 pm
5:05 am · 6:03 pm
S = Shukla paksha, K = Krishna paksha. The tithi is the one at sunrise, with the time it ends when it changes before the next sunrise. ☆ nakshatra, ☾ Moon sign, ☼ sunrise and sunset, for Kolkata, in IST.
Days to note in April 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr, Thu | Choitro 18 | Hanuman Jayanti · Purnima |
| 13 Apr, Mon | Choitro 29 | Krishna Ekadashi |
| 14 Apr, Tue | Choitro 30 | Mesha Sankranti, 9:37 am |
| 15 Apr, Wed | Boishakh 1 | Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) |
| 17 Apr, Fri | Boishakh 3 | Amavasya |
| 19 Apr, Sun | Boishakh 5 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| 27 Apr, Mon | Boishakh 13 | Shukla Ekadashi |
How the Bengali calendar works
In West Bengal a month begins on the day after the Sankranti, the day the Sun enters a new sign, so months have 29 to 32 days. Festivals such as Durga Puja and Kali Puja follow the tithi.
Pohela Boishakh is 1 Boishakh, the day after the Sun enters Mesha (Aries), in mid-April.
| # | Month | Bengali | Sun in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boishakh | বৈশাখ | Mesha |
| 2 | Jyoishtho | জ্যৈষ্ঠ | Vrishabha |
| 3 | Asharh | আষাঢ় | Mithuna |
| 4 | Shrabon | শ্রাবণ | Karka |
| 5 | Bhadro | ভাদ্র | Simha |
| 6 | Ashwin | আশ্বিন | Kanya |
| 7 | Kartik | কার্তিক | Tula |
| 8 | Ogrohayon | অগ্রহায়ণ | Vrishchika |
| 9 | Poush | পৌষ | Dhanu |
| 10 | Magh | মাঘ | Makara |
| 11 | Falgun | ফাল্গুন | Kumbha |
| 12 | Choitro | চৈত্র | Meena |
Other regional calendars
- Hindu calendar
- Tamil calendar
- Telugu calendar
- Kannada calendar
- Malayalam calendar
- Marathi calendar
- Gujarati calendar
- Odia calendar
For the full day (yoga, karana, Rahu kaal) see today's panchang, and the full lists of Amavasya, Purnima and eclipse dates.