Bengali Panjika — Friday, March 23, 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
8 Chaitra 1424
Friday, March 23, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 9 Chaitra 1424
- Hijri date
- 5 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
6:11 AM
Almanac sunset
6:15 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:00 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:11 PM
Day length: 12 h 3 min · Night length: 11 h 56 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Shashthi tithi
Ends day 12/30/34 (15/47/12 danda) · 12:30 PM, then Saptami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shashthi | day 12/30/34 (15/47/12 danda) | 12:30 PM |
| Saptami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Rohini | day 5/30/21 (28/16/40 danda) | 5:30 PM |
| Mrigashira | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Priti | day 9/10/40 (7/27/28 danda) | 9:10 AM |
| Ayushman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 12/30/34 (15/47/12 danda) | 12:30 PM |
| Gara | night 11/25/34 (43/4/41 danda) | 11:25 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Mithuna at 4:45 AM (Mar 24)
- Yogini
- West, from 12:30 PM North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Shashthi, Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
- 10:42 AM – 12:13 PM
- Barabela
- 9:12 AM – 10:42 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 11:01 PM – 11:49 PM, 4:35 AM (Mar 24) – 6:10 AM (Mar 24)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:11 AM – 7:48 AM, 8:36 AM – 11:01 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:49 AM – 12:37 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:15 PM – 7:51 PM
- Nishita
- 11:48 PM – 12:36 AM (Mar 24)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 8 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.