Bengali Panjika for Sunday, March 20, 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
6 Chaitra 1422
Sunday, March 20, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Chaitra 1422
- Hijri date
- 10 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
6:14 AM
Almanac sunset
6:14 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:02 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:10 PM
Day length: 11 h 60 min · Night length: 11 h 59 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends day 1/24/38 (17/56/10 danda) · 1:24 PM, then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | day 1/24/38 (17/56/10 danda) | 1:24 PM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlesha | day 1/29/47 (18/9/3 danda) | 1:29 PM |
| Magha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | day 8/55/18 (6/42/51 danda) | 8:55 AM |
| Dhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 1/24/38 (17/56/10 danda) | 1:24 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 1/43/45 (48/43/58 danda) | 1:43 AM (Mar 21) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Simha at 1:29 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 1:24 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi, Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 12:14 PM – 1:44 PM
- Barabela
- 10:44 AM – 12:14 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:14 AM – 7:02 AM, 1:26 PM – 2:14 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:02 AM – 10:14 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:50 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:14 PM – 7:50 PM
- Nishita
- 11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Mar 21)
Ekadashi fast & parana
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Amalaki Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Mar 19 · Break the fast today 6:14 AM – 10:14 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Mar 19 · Break the fast today 6:14 AM – 10:14 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Mar 19 · Break the fast today 6:14 AM – 10:14 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 of 30 in Chaitra
Month runs: Mar 15 – Apr 13
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.