Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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
3 Chaitra 1426
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Chaitra 1426
- Hijri date
- 21 Rajab 1441
- Eras
- Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076
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
6:05 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:08 PM
Day length: 11 h 56 min · Night length: 12 h 3 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends day 8/41/45 (6/1/43 danda) · 8:41 AM, then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | day 8/41/45 (6/1/43 danda) | 8:41 AM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Mula | day 4/56/40 (26/39/2 danda) | 4:56 PM |
| Purva Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyatipata | day 5/22/10 (27/42/45 danda) | 5:22 PM |
| Variyana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 8/41/45 (6/1/43 danda) | 8:41 AM |
| Taitila | night 8/21/21 (35/10/44 danda) | 8:21 PM |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 8:41 AM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
- 1:44 PM – 3:13 PM
- Barabela
- 7:46 AM – 9:16 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 8:40 AM – 11:03 AM, 1:26 PM – 3:02 PM, 3:49 PM – 5:25 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:51 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:12 PM – 7:48 PM
- Nishita
- 11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 18)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 of 30 in Chaitra
Month runs: Mar 15 – Apr 13
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.