Bengali Panjika — Monday, March 15, 2021

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

1 Chaitra 1427

Monday, March 15, 2021

Bangla Academy date
1 Chaitra 1427
Hijri date
1 Sha'ban 1442
Eras
Shakabda 1942 · Samvat 2077

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

6:19 AM

Almanac sunset

6:12 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:07 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:07 PM

Day length: 11 h 53 min · Night length: 12 h 6 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha

Dwitiya tithi

Ends night 6/14/34 (29/48/22 danda) · 6:14 PM, then Tritiya

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
Dwitiyanight 6/14/34 (29/48/22 danda)6:14 PM
Tritiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Revatilate night 4/18/50 (54/58/59 danda)4:18 AM (Mar 16)
Ashwiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shukladay 7/48/9 (3/42/19 danda)7:48 AM
Brahmaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavanight 6/14/34 (29/48/21 danda)6:14 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 4:18 AM (Mar 16)
Yogini
North, from 6:14 PM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
7:48 AM – 9:17 AM
Barabela
3:13 PM – 4:42 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:49 PM – 5:24 PM
Amrita yoga
6:19 AM – 7:54 AM, 11:04 AM – 1:26 PM
Kutapa
11:51 AM – 12:39 PM
Pradosha
6:12 PM – 7:48 PM
Nishita
11:51 PM – 12:39 AM (Mar 16)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 1 of 31 in Chaitra

Month runs: Mar 15 Apr 14

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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