Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, March 22, 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
8 Chaitra 1423
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Chaitra 1423
- Hijri date
- 22 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
6:12 AM
Almanac sunset
6:14 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:01 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:10 PM
Day length: 12 h 2 min · Night length: 11 h 57 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Navami tithi
Ends day 9/59/1 (9/26/29 danda) · 9:59 AM, then Dashami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navami | day 9/59/1 (9/26/29 danda) | 9:59 AM |
| Dashami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Ashadha | day 12/9/32 (14/52/47 danda) | 12:09 PM |
| Uttara Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Parigha | late night 4/17/14 (55/12/1 danda) | 4:17 AM (Mar 23) |
| Shiva | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 9/59/1 (9/26/29 danda) | 9:59 AM |
| Vanija | night 10/35/20 (40/57/18 danda) | 10:35 PM |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 6:36 PM
- Yogini
- East, from 9:59 AM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
- 9:13 AM – 10:43 AM
- Barabela
- 12:13 PM – 1:43 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:13 PM – 3:50 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:12 AM – 7:48 AM, 10:13 AM – 11:49 AM, 3:50 PM – 5:26 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:49 AM – 12:37 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:14 PM – 7:50 PM
- Nishita
- 11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Mar 23)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 8 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.