Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, March 15, 2017
The day's entry as a traditional printed Bengali almanac lays it out, computed with the old Surya Siddhanta arithmetic: the solar date, tithi and nakshatra with their end moments in danda and clock time, sunrise and sunset, the kalabela and yoga windows, and the day's observances.
Traditional solar date
1 Chaitra 1423
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 1 Chaitra 1423
- Hijri date
- 15 Jumada al-Thani 1438
- Eras
- Shakabda 1938 · Samvat 2073
Sunrise & sunset
Almanac sunrise is the sun's centre on the horizon at the traditional reference meridian; the Dhaka values are the usual astronomical ones.
Almanac sunrise
6:19 AM
Almanac sunset
6:12 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:07 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:07 PM
Day length: 11 h 53 min · Night length: 12 h 6 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Tritiya tithi
Ends night 10/46/52 (41/9/2 danda) · 10:46 PM, then Chaturthi
Tithi, nakshatra, yoga & karana timings
Each item lists what runs at sunrise and when it ends. Danda are counted from the almanac sunrise (1 danda = 24 minutes).
tithi
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Tritiya | night 10/46/52 (41/9/2 danda) | 10:46 PM |
| Chaturthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Chitra | night 9/55/16 (39/0/2 danda) | 9:55 PM |
| Swati | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhruva | late night 2/0/25 (49/12/56 danda) | 2:00 AM (Mar 16) |
| Vyaghata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 10/5/9 (9/24/45 danda) | 10:05 AM |
| Vishti | night 10/46/52 (41/9/2 danda) | 10:46 PM |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Tula at 8:57 AM
- Yogini
- South-east, from 10:46 PM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — sapindana
Ekoddishta follows the tithi at kutapa (the eighth muhurta); sapindana follows the tithi in the afternoon.
Kalabela & auspicious windows
Kalabela and barabela are eighths of daylight fixed by weekday and are avoided for new work. Mahendra and amrita yoga are favourable muhurtas; the kutapa, pradosha and nishita windows are used for rites.
- Kalabela
- 9:17 AM – 10:46 AM
- Barabela
- 12:15 PM – 1:44 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:14 PM – 3:49 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:19 AM – 7:54 AM, 10:16 AM – 11:51 AM, 3:49 PM – 5:24 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:51 AM – 12:39 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:12 PM – 7:48 PM
- Nishita
- 11:51 PM – 12:39 AM (Mar 16)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 31 in Chaitra
Month runs: Mar 15 – Apr 14
About this panjika
- Computed with the old Surya Siddhanta arithmetic that traditional Bengali almanacs still use: sidereal positions, sankranti-based months of 29 to 32 days, and tithi measured from the almanac sunrise.
- The Bangla Academy calendar used for official dates in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date and the traditional date differ by a day or two through the year.
- Sunrise, sunset and every window are shown in Bangladesh Standard Time.
- Rashifal and forecasts are not part of this page; only the computed calendar facts are.