Columbus · Thursday, 15 April 2027
The day, hour by hour
Kept through the day.
Times for Columbus, OH in EDT, UTC−4, rounded to the minute, computed by Kalava's engine for this town's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise. How
The Bengali new year. The old account book is closed and a new one opened with a puja — the halkhata — and the first customer of the year is given sweets and not a bill.
Every town is its own sunrise
Pohela Boishakh 2027 in other towns
Highlighted rows keep the day on another date than India. Tap a town for its full day.
| Town | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 15 Apr | |
| Mumbai | 15 Apr | |
| Kolkata | 15 Apr | |
| Chennai | 15 Apr | |
| Bengaluru | 15 Apr | |
| Hyderabad | 15 Apr | |
| Ahmedabad | 15 Apr | |
| Jaipur | 15 Apr | |
| Lucknow | 15 Apr | |
| Patna | 15 Apr | |
| Abroad | ||
| Columbus US | 15 Apr | |
| London GB | 15 Apr | |
| Leicester GB | 15 Apr | |
| Birmingham GB | 15 Apr | |
| New York US | 15 Apr | |
| Edison US | 15 Apr | |
| Jersey City US | 15 Apr | |
| Chicago US | 15 Apr | |
| Houston US | 15 Apr | |
| Dallas US | 15 Apr | |
| San Francisco US | 15 Apr | |
| San Jose US | 15 Apr | |
| Los Angeles US | 15 Apr | |
| Atlanta US | 15 Apr | |
| Washington, DC US | 15 Apr | |
| Boston US | 15 Apr | |
| Seattle US | 15 Apr | |
| Toronto CA | 15 Apr | |
| Brampton CA | 15 Apr | |
| Vancouver CA | 15 Apr | |
| Sydney AU | 15 Apr | |
| Melbourne AU | 15 Apr | |
| Auckland NZ | 15 Apr | |
| Singapore SG | 15 Apr | |
| Kuala Lumpur MY | 15 Apr | |
| Dubai AE | 15 Apr | |
| Doha QA | 15 Apr | |
| Nairobi KE | 15 Apr | |
| Durban ZA | 15 Apr | |
| Port Louis MU | 15 Apr | |
How Pohela Boishakh is kept
Katha
The book that is opened
The year was fixed to the harvest so that the revenue could be collected after it and not before — a practical arrangement that turned into a festival.
Puja vidhi
5 steps
The method at the day's own hours, every mantra with its meaning.
Samagri
4 things to set out
Every item pictured, a list to tick and send.
