Bengali Panjika — Friday, March 20, 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
6 Chaitra 1426
Friday, March 20, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Chaitra 1426
- Hijri date
- 24 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
6:14 AM
Almanac sunset
6:14 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:02 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:10 PM
Day length: 11 h 60 min · Night length: 11 h 59 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends day 8/30/0 (5/39/40 danda) · 8:30 AM, then Dwadashi
Papamochani 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 8/30/0 (5/39/40 danda) | 8:30 AM |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shravana | night 7/11/54 (32/24/25 danda) | 7:11 PM |
| Dhanishta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shiva | day 2/11/54 (19/54/26 danda) | 2:11 PM |
| Siddha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 8/30/0 (5/39/40 danda) | 8:30 AM |
| Kaulava | night 8/54/48 (36/41/40 danda) | 8:54 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 8:30 AM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
- 10:44 AM – 12:14 PM
- Barabela
- 9:14 AM – 10:44 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 11:01 PM – 11:49 PM, 4:37 AM (Mar 21) – 6:13 AM (Mar 21)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:14 AM – 7:50 AM, 8:38 AM – 11:02 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:50 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:14 PM – 7:50 PM
- Nishita
- 11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Mar 21)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Papamochani Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Mar 21, 6:13 AM – 10:13 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Mar 21, 6:13 AM – 10:13 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Mar 21, 6:13 AM – 10:13 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.