Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, March 18, 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
4 Chaitra 1426
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Chaitra 1426
- Hijri date
- 22 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
6:16 AM
Almanac sunset
6:13 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:04 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:09 PM
Day length: 11 h 57 min · Night length: 12 h 2 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Navami tithi
Ends day 8/7/45 (4/39/10 danda) · 8:07 AM, then Dashami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navami | day 8/7/45 (4/39/10 danda) | 8:07 AM |
| Dashami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Ashadha | day 5/12/11 (27/20/14 danda) | 5:12 PM |
| Uttara Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Variyana | day 3/54/56 (24/7/6 danda) | 3:54 PM |
| Parigha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 8/7/45 (4/39/10 danda) | 8:07 AM |
| Vanija | night 8/1/43 (34/24/5 danda) | 8:01 PM |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 11:20 PM
- Yogini
- East, from 8:07 AM North
- 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
- 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
- Barabela
- 12:14 PM – 1:44 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:14 PM – 3:49 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:16 AM – 7:51 AM, 10:15 AM – 11:50 AM, 3:49 PM – 5:25 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:50 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:13 PM – 7:49 PM
- Nishita
- 11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.