Bengali Panjika — Thursday, March 16, 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
2 Chaitra 1423
Thursday, March 16, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Chaitra 1423
- Hijri date
- 16 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
6:18 AM
Almanac sunset
6:12 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:07 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:08 PM
Day length: 11 h 54 min · Night length: 12 h 5 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Chaturthi tithi
Ends late night 12/27/32 (45/23/8 danda) · 12:27 AM (Mar 17), then Panchami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturthi | late night 12/27/32 (45/23/8 danda) | 12:27 AM (Mar 17) |
| Panchami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Swati | late night 12/6/59 (44/31/45 danda) | 12:06 AM (Mar 17) |
| Vishakha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyaghata | late night 2/15/51 (49/53/55 danda) | 2:15 AM (Mar 17) |
| Harshana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 11/34/22 (13/10/12 danda) | 11:34 AM |
| Balava | late night 12/27/32 (45/23/8 danda) | 12:27 AM (Mar 17) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-west, from 12:27 AM (Mar 17) South
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Chaturthi — 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
- 3:13 PM – 4:43 PM
- Barabela
- 4:43 PM – 6:12 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:18 AM – 7:53 AM, 11:03 AM – 1:26 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:27 AM (Mar 17) – 3:52 AM (Mar 17)
- Kutapa
- 11:51 AM – 12:39 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:12 PM – 7:48 PM
- Nishita
- 11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 17)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 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.