Bengali Panjika — Saturday, March 18, 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
4 Chaitra 1423
Saturday, March 18, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Chaitra 1423
- Hijri date
- 18 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
6:16 AM
Almanac sunset
6:13 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:05 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:09 PM
Day length: 11 h 57 min · Night length: 12 h 2 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Shashthi tithi
Ends late night 4/32/10 (55/39/34 danda) · 4:32 AM (Mar 19), then Saptami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shashthi | late night 4/32/10 (55/39/34 danda) | 4:32 AM (Mar 19) |
| Saptami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Anuradha | late night 5/11/54 (57/18/54 danda) | 5:11 AM (Mar 19) |
| Jyeshtha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vajra | late night 3/18/0 (52/34/9 danda) | 3:18 AM (Mar 19) |
| Siddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 3/28/8 (22/59/30 danda) | 3:28 PM |
| Vanija | late night 4/32/10 (55/39/34 danda) | 4:32 AM (Mar 19) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- West, from 4:32 AM (Mar 19) North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
- 6:16 AM – 7:45 AM, 4:43 PM – 6:13 PM
- Barabela
- 1:44 PM – 3:13 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 10:15 AM – 1:26 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:50 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:13 PM – 7:49 PM
- Nishita
- 11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.