Bengali Panjika — Saturday, March 21, 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
7 Chaitra 1426
Saturday, March 21, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Chaitra 1426
- Hijri date
- 25 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
6:13 AM
Almanac sunset
6:14 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:01 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:10 PM
Day length: 12 h 1 min · Night length: 11 h 58 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends day 9/26/49 (8/4/9 danda) · 9:26 AM, then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | day 9/26/49 (8/4/9 danda) | 9:26 AM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanishta | night 8/55/9 (36/45/0 danda) | 8:55 PM |
| Shatabhisha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddha | day 1/55/42 (19/16/23 danda) | 1:55 PM |
| Sadhya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 9/26/49 (8/4/9 danda) | 9:26 AM |
| Gara | night 10/5/57 (39/41/58 danda) | 10:05 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Kumbha at 8:00 AM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 9:26 AM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 6:13 AM – 7:43 AM, 4:44 PM – 6:14 PM
- Barabela
- 1:43 PM – 3:14 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 10:13 AM – 1:25 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:49 AM – 12:37 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:14 PM – 7:50 PM
- Nishita
- 11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Mar 22)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Papamochani Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Mar 20 · Break the fast today 6:13 AM – 10:13 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Mar 20 · Break the fast today 6:13 AM – 10:13 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Mar 20 · Break the fast today 6:13 AM – 10:13 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 7 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.