Bengali Panjika — Saturday, March 24, 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
9 Chaitra 1424
Saturday, March 24, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 10 Chaitra 1424
- Hijri date
- 6 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
6:10 AM
Almanac sunset
6:15 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:59 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:11 PM
Day length: 12 h 5 min · Night length: 11 h 54 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends day 10/17/35 (10/17/11 danda) · 10:17 AM, then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | day 10/17/35 (10/17/11 danda) | 10:17 AM |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Mrigashira | day 3/58/54 (24/30/29 danda) | 3:58 PM |
| Ardra | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ayushman | day 6/14/53 (0/10/27 danda) | 6:14 AM |
| Saubhagya | late night 3/12/6 (52/33/29 danda) | 3:12 AM (Mar 25) |
| Shobhana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 10/17/35 (10/17/11 danda) | 10:17 AM |
| Vishti | night 9/7/54 (37/22/59 danda) | 9:07 PM |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- North-west, from 10:17 AM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
- 6:10 AM – 7:41 AM, 4:44 PM – 6:15 PM
- Barabela
- 1:43 PM – 3:14 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 10:12 AM – 1:25 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:48 AM – 12:37 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:15 PM – 7:51 PM
- Nishita
- 11:48 PM – 12:36 AM (Mar 25)
Pujas & observances
- Basanti Puja (Saptami)
- Puja in the forenoon: 6:10 AM – 10:12 AM
- Devi arrives on a horse; omen: unrest
This month
Day 9 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.