Bengali Panjika — Sunday, March 17, 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
2 Chaitra 1425
Sunday, March 17, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Chaitra 1425
- Hijri date
- 9 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
6:17 AM
Almanac sunset
6:12 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:06 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:08 PM
Day length: 11 h 55 min · Night length: 12 h 4 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends day 5/20/43 (27/37/17 danda) · 5:20 PM, then Dwadashi
Amalaki Ekadashi — fasting day
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | day 5/20/43 (27/37/17 danda) | 5:20 PM |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Pushya | night 9/13/31 (37/19/16 danda) | 9:13 PM |
| Ashlesha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Atiganda | night 10/30/13 (40/31/2 danda) | 10:30 PM |
| Sukarman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 6/28/26 (0/26/34 danda) | 6:28 AM |
| Vishti | day 5/20/43 (27/37/17 danda) | 5:20 PM |
| Bava | late night 4/10/50 (54/42/33 danda) | 4:10 AM (Mar 18) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 5:20 PM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — 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
- 12:15 PM – 1:44 PM
- Barabela
- 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:17 AM – 7:05 AM, 1:26 PM – 2:14 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:05 AM – 10:16 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:51 AM – 12:39 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:12 PM – 7:48 PM
- Nishita
- 11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 18)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Amalaki Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Mar 18, 6:16 AM – 10:15 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Mar 18, 6:16 AM – 10:15 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Mar 18, 6:16 AM – 10:15 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 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.