Bengali Panjika — Monday, March 19, 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
4 Chaitra 1424
Monday, March 19, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Chaitra 1424
- Hijri date
- 1 Rajab 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
6:15 AM
Almanac sunset
6:13 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:04 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:09 PM
Day length: 11 h 58 min · Night length: 12 h 1 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Dwitiya tithi
Ends night 6/31/14 (30/39/4 danda) · 6:31 PM, then Tritiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwitiya | night 6/31/14 (30/39/4 danda) | 6:31 PM |
| Tritiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Revati | night 8/55/54 (36/40/45 danda) | 8:55 PM |
| Ashwini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Brahma | night 6/33/6 (30/43/45 danda) | 6:33 PM |
| Indra | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 6/48/54 (1/23/15 danda) | 6:48 AM |
| Kaulava | night 6/31/14 (30/39/4 danda) | 6:31 PM |
| Taitila | late night 6/6/40 (59/37/40 danda) | 6:06 AM (Mar 20) |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 8:55 PM
- Yogini
- North, from 6:31 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
- 7:45 AM – 9:15 AM
- Barabela
- 3:14 PM – 4:43 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:49 PM – 5:25 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:15 AM – 7:51 AM, 11:02 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 20)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.