Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, March 20, 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
5 Chaitra 1425
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Chaitra 1425
- Hijri date
- 12 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
6:14 AM
Almanac sunset
6:13 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:03 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:09 PM
Day length: 11 h 59 min · Night length: 12 h 0 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha
Chaturdashi tithi
Ends day 10/11/47 (9/52/16 danda) · 10:11 AM, then Purnima
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturdashi | day 10/11/47 (9/52/16 danda) | 10:11 AM |
| Purnima | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Phalguni | day 4/16/46 (25/4/43 danda) | 4:16 PM |
| Uttara Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shula | day 1/11/1 (17/20/21 danda) | 1:11 PM |
| Ganda | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 10/11/47 (9/52/16 danda) | 10:11 AM |
| Vishti | night 9/2/56 (37/0/7 danda) | 9:02 PM |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Kanya at 9:53 PM
- Yogini
- West, from 10:11 AM North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Purnima — ekoddishta; Purnima — 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
- 9:14 AM – 10:44 AM
- Barabela
- 12:14 PM – 1:44 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:14 PM – 3:50 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:14 AM – 7:50 AM, 10:14 AM – 11:50 AM, 3:50 PM – 5:25 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:50 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:13 PM – 7:49 PM
- Nishita
- 11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Mar 21)
Pujas & observances
- Holika Dahan (Chanchar)
- Pradosha: 6:13 PM – 7:49 PM
This month
Day 5 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.