Bengali Panjika — Sunday, March 18, 2018
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
3 Chaitra 1424
Sunday, March 18, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Chaitra 1424
- Hijri date
- 29 Jumada al-Thani 1439
- Eras
- Shakabda 1939 · Samvat 2074
The Bangla Academy calendar used in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date runs one or two days ahead of the sankranti-based traditional date.
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 3 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Prathama tithi
Ends night 6/59/37 (31/47/35 danda) · 6:59 PM, then Dwitiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prathama | night 6/59/37 (31/47/35 danda) | 6:59 PM |
| Dwitiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Bhadrapada | night 8/47/36 (36/17/34 danda) | 8:47 PM |
| Revati | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shukla | night 8/4/34 (34/29/57 danda) | 8:04 PM |
| Brahma | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kimstughna | day 7/1/57 (1/53/25 danda) | 7:01 AM |
| Bava | night 6/59/37 (31/47/35 danda) | 6:59 PM |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Manushya gana
- Yogini
- East, from 6:59 PM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — 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
- 12:14 PM – 1:44 PM
- Barabela
- 10:45 AM – 12:14 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:16 AM – 7:04 AM, 1:26 PM – 2:14 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:04 AM – 10:15 AM
- 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
- Chaitra Shukladi (Samvat new year)
This month
Day 3 of 30 in Chaitra
Month runs: Mar 16 – 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.