Bengali Panjika — Saturday, March 16, 2019
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
1 Chaitra 1425
Saturday, March 16, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Chaitra 1425
- Hijri date
- 8 Rajab 1440
- Eras
- Shakabda 1940 · Samvat 2075
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
6:18 AM
Almanac sunset
6:12 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:07 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:08 PM
Day length: 11 h 53 min · Night length: 12 h 6 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha
Dashami tithi
Ends night 7/34/11 (33/8/33 danda) · 7:34 PM, then Ekadashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dashami | night 7/34/11 (33/8/33 danda) | 7:34 PM |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Punarvasu | night 10/45/3 (41/5/42 danda) | 10:45 PM |
| Pushya | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shobhana | late night 1/30/39 (47/59/42 danda) | 1:30 AM (Mar 17) |
| Atiganda | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 8/36/23 (5/44/0 danda) | 8:36 AM |
| Gara | night 7/34/11 (33/8/32 danda) | 7:34 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Karkata at 5:06 PM
- Yogini
- North, from 7:34 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
- 6:18 AM – 7:47 AM, 4:43 PM – 6:12 PM
- Barabela
- 1:44 PM – 3:13 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 10:16 AM – 1:26 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:51 AM – 12:39 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:12 PM – 7:48 PM
- Nishita
- 11:51 PM – 12:39 AM (Mar 17)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 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.