How is this different from the Panchang page?

The Panchang page uses modern astronomy (drik). This page uses the classical Surya Siddhanta method followed by printed Bengali almanacs such as Loknath and Gupta Press. Tithi end times therefore differ by a few minutes, and now and then a festival falls a day apart.

Why does the panjika date differ from the Bangla Academy date?

In the almanac a new month begins the day after the sun's sankranti, which gives months of 29 to 32 days. The Bangla Academy calendar has fixed month lengths, so the two dates end up one or two days apart.

What are danda and pala?

They are old units of time counted from sunrise. A danda is 24 minutes and a pala is 24 seconds. Almanacs print tithi end times this way next to the clock time.

What are kalabela and barabela?

Daylight is divided into eight parts. On each weekday certain parts are considered inauspicious and are called kalabela and barabela. By tradition new work is not started during them.

Which sunrise is used?

The almanac sunrise is the moment the sun's centre is on the horizon at the traditional reference meridian of Bengal, which is how printed almanacs take it. The true Dhaka sunrise is shown next to it.

Bengali Panjika for Thursday, March 24, 2016

This page lays out the day the way a printed Bengali almanac does, worked out with the old Surya Siddhanta rules. You get the solar date, the tithi and nakshatra with their end times in danda and by the clock, sunrise and sunset, the kalabela and yoga windows, and the day's observances.

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Traditional solar date

10 Chaitra 1422

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Bangla Academy date: 10 Chaitra 1422
Hijri date: 14 Jumada al-Thani 1437
Eras: Shakabda 1937 · Samvat 2072

Sunrise & sunset

Almanac sunrise is the moment the sun's centre is on the horizon at the traditional reference meridian of Bengal. The Dhaka values are the usual astronomical ones.

Almanac sunrise

6:10 AM

Almanac sunset

6:15 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:58 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:11 PM

Day length: 12 h 5 min · Night length: 11 h 54 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha

Prathama tithi

Ends night 6/58/4 (31/59/35 danda) · 6:58 PM, then Dwitiya

Tithi, nakshatra, yoga & karana timings

Each row shows what is running at sunrise and when it ends. Danda are counted from the almanac sunrise, and one danda is 24 minutes.

tithi

Name	Ends (danda)	Clock
Prathama	night 6/58/4 (31/59/35 danda)	6:58 PM
Dwitiya	runs the whole day	—

Nakshatra

Name	Ends (danda)	Clock
Hasta	night 9/18/43 (37/51/13 danda)	9:18 PM
Chitra	runs the whole day	—

Yoga

Name	Ends (danda)	Clock
Vriddhi	day 8/35/21 (6/2/48 danda)	8:35 AM
Dhruva	runs the whole day	—

Karana

Name	Ends (danda)	Clock
Kaulava	night 6/58/4 (31/59/35 danda)	6:58 PM
Taitila	runs the whole day	—

For births, journeys & rites

Born today: Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
Yogini: East, from 6:58 PM North
Shraddha tithi: Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — sapindana

Kalabela & auspicious windows

Daylight is divided into eight parts, and each weekday has fixed parts called kalabela and barabela, when new work is not started. Mahendra yoga and amrita yoga are favourable times. The kutapa, pradosha and nishita windows are used for rites.

Kalabela: 3:14 PM – 4:44 PM
Barabela: 4:44 PM – 6:15 PM
Mahendra yoga: 6:10 AM – 7:46 AM, 11:00 AM – 1:25 PM
Amrita yoga: 1:23 AM (Mar 25) – 3:46 AM (Mar 25)
Kutapa: 11:48 AM – 12:37 PM
Pradosha: 6:15 PM – 7:51 PM
Nishita: 11:48 PM – 12:36 AM (Mar 25)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 10 of 30 in Chaitra

Month runs: Mar 15 – Apr 13

Month calendar →Year 1422 tables →

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta method that printed Bengali almanacs use. They differ from modern astronomical values by a few minutes, and now and then by a whole day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

How this panjika is made

It is calculated with the old Surya Siddhanta rules that traditional Bengali almanacs still use: sidereal positions, months of 29 to 32 days set by the sankranti, and tithis measured from the almanac sunrise.
Official dates in Bangladesh follow the Bangla Academy calendar, which has fixed month lengths. That is why the two dates differ by a day or two through the year.
Sunrise, sunset and every time window are shown in Bangladesh time.
This page has no rashifal or forecasts, only the calculated calendar facts.