Bengali Panjika — Monday, March 20, 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
6 Chaitra 1423
Monday, March 20, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Chaitra 1423
- Hijri date
- 20 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
6:14 AM
Almanac sunset
6:13 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:03 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:09 PM
Day length: 11 h 60 min · Night length: 11 h 59 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends day 6/35/54 (0/53/47 danda) · 6:35 AM, then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | day 6/35/54 (0/53/47 danda) | 6:35 AM |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Jyeshtha | day 7/45/40 (3/48/14 danda) | 7:45 AM |
| Mula | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyatipata | late night 4/15/51 (55/3/41 danda) | 4:15 AM (Mar 21) |
| Variyana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 6/35/54 (0/53/47 danda) | 6:35 AM |
| Balava | night 7/33/51 (33/18/39 danda) | 7:33 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 7:45 AM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 6:35 AM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
- 7:44 AM – 9:14 AM
- Barabela
- 3:14 PM – 4:44 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:50 PM – 5:26 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:14 AM – 7:50 AM, 11:02 AM – 1:26 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:50 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:13 PM – 7:49 PM
- Nishita
- 11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Mar 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.