Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, March 20, 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
5 Chaitra 1424
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Chaitra 1424
- Hijri date
- 2 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
6:14 AM
Almanac sunset
6:13 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:03 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:09 PM
Day length: 11 h 59 min · Night length: 11 h 60 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Tritiya tithi
Ends day 5/35/0 (28/20/56 danda) · 5:35 PM, then Chaturthi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tritiya | day 5/35/0 (28/20/56 danda) | 5:35 PM |
| Chaturthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini | night 8/36/58 (35/55/52 danda) | 8:36 PM |
| Bharani | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Indra | day 4/39/48 (26/2/56 danda) | 4:39 PM |
| Vaidhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 5/35/0 (28/20/56 danda) | 5:35 PM |
| Vanija | late night 4/57/13 (56/46/27 danda) | 4:57 AM (Mar 21) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 5:35 PM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Tritiya — ekoddishta
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
- 1:44 PM – 3:14 PM
- Barabela
- 7:44 AM – 9:14 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 8:38 AM – 11:02 AM, 1:26 PM – 3:02 PM, 3:50 PM – 5:25 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 5 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.