Bengali Panjika — Sunday, March 22, 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

8 Chaitra 1426

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Bangla Academy date
8 Chaitra 1426
Hijri date
26 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

6:12 AM

Almanac sunset

6:14 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:00 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:10 PM

Day length: 12 h 3 min · Night length: 11 h 56 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha

Trayodashi tithi

Ends day 10/50/59 (11/37/2 danda) · 10:50 AM, then Chaturdashi

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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Trayodashiday 10/50/59 (11/37/2 danda)10:50 AM
Chaturdashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shatabhishanight 11/2/26 (42/5/40 danda)11:02 PM
Purva Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Sadhyaday 1/59/15 (19/27/42 danda)1:59 PM
Shubharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 10/50/59 (11/37/2 danda)10:50 AM
Vishtinight 11/41/55 (43/44/22 danda)11:41 PM
Shakuniruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South, from 10:50 AM West
Shraddha tithi
Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
12:13 PM – 1:43 PM
Barabela
10:43 AM – 12:13 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:12 AM – 7:00 AM, 1:25 PM – 2:13 PM
Amrita yoga
7:00 AM – 10:13 AM
Kutapa
11:49 AM – 12:37 PM
Pradosha
6:14 PM – 7:50 PM
Nishita
11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Mar 23)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 of 30 in Chaitra

Month runs: Mar 15 Apr 13

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta school used by printed Bengali almanacs. They can differ from modern astronomical values by minutes, and occasionally by a day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

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.

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