Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, March 21, 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
6 Chaitra 1424
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Chaitra 1424
- Hijri date
- 3 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
6:13 AM
Almanac sunset
6:14 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:02 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:10 PM
Day length: 12 h 1 min · Night length: 11 h 58 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Chaturthi tithi
Ends day 4/13/31 (24/59/41 danda) · 4:13 PM, then Panchami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturthi | day 4/13/31 (24/59/41 danda) | 4:13 PM |
| Panchami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bharani | night 7/53/38 (34/9/58 danda) | 7:53 PM |
| Krittika | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vaidhriti | day 2/26/22 (20/31/49 danda) | 2:26 PM |
| Vishkambha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 4/13/31 (24/59/41 danda) | 4:13 PM |
| Bava | late night 3/24/29 (52/57/5 danda) | 3:24 AM (Mar 22) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Vrisha at 1:39 AM (Mar 22)
- Yogini
- South-west, from 4:13 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturthi — 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
- 9:13 AM – 10:43 AM
- Barabela
- 12:13 PM – 1:44 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:14 PM – 3:50 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:13 AM – 7:49 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 22)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.