Bengali Panjika for Monday, March 7, 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.

Traditional solar date

23 Falgun 1422

Monday, March 7, 2016

Bangla Academy date
23 Falgun 1422
Hijri date
26 Jumada al-Awwal 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

6:26 AM

Almanac sunset

6:08 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:15 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:04 PM

Day length: 11 h 42 min · Night length: 12 h 17 min

Tithi

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

Trayodashi tithi

Ends day 12/6/34 (14/9/58 danda) · 12:06 PM, then Chaturdashi

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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Trayodashiday 12/6/34 (14/9/58 danda)12:06 PM
Chaturdashiruns the whole day—

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhanishtalate night 1/32/24 (47/44/35 danda)1:32 AM (Mar 8)
Shatabhisharuns the whole day—

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shivanight 7/54/59 (33/41/2 danda)7:54 PM
Siddharuns the whole day—

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 12/6/34 (14/9/58 danda)12:06 PM
Vishtinight 11/20/29 (42/14/46 danda)11:20 PM
Shakuniruns the whole day—

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Kumbha at 1:58 PM
Yogini
South, from 12:06 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Trayodashi, Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — sapindana

Ekoddishta goes by the tithi at kutapa, the eighth muhurta of the day. Sapindana goes by the tithi in the afternoon.

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
7:54 AM – 9:22 AM
Barabela
3:13 PM – 4:40 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:48 PM – 5:21 PM
Amrita yoga
6:26 AM – 8:00 AM, 11:07 AM – 1:27 PM
Kutapa
11:54 AM – 12:41 PM
Pradosha
6:08 PM – 7:44 PM
Nishita
11:53 PM – 12:41 AM (Mar 8)

Pujas & observances

  • Shivaratri
    • Four prahars of the night: 1 prahar 6:08 PM – 9:12 PM; 2 prahar 9:12 PM – 12:17 AM (Mar 8); 3 prahar 12:17 AM (Mar 8) – 3:21 AM (Mar 8); 4 prahar 3:21 AM (Mar 8) – 6:25 AM (Mar 8)

This month

Day 23 of 30 in Falgun

Month runs: Feb 14 – Mar 14

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.

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