Bengali Panjika — Thursday, March 22, 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
7 Chaitra 1424
Thursday, March 22, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Chaitra 1424
- Hijri date
- 4 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
6:12 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: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Panchami tithi
Ends day 2/30/30 (20/44/36 danda) · 2:30 PM, then Shashthi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Panchami | day 2/30/30 (20/44/36 danda) | 2:30 PM |
| Shashthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Krittika | night 6/50/10 (31/33/46 danda) | 6:50 PM |
| Rohini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishkambha | day 11/55/34 (14/17/14 danda) | 11:55 AM |
| Priti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 2/30/30 (20/44/36 danda) | 2:30 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 1/32/44 (48/20/11 danda) | 1:32 AM (Mar 23) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- South, from 2:30 PM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Panchami — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
- 3:14 PM – 4:44 PM
- Barabela
- 4:44 PM – 6:14 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:12 AM – 7:48 AM, 11:01 AM – 1:25 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:24 AM (Mar 23) – 3:48 AM (Mar 23)
- 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 7 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.