Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, March 16, 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

2 Chaitra 1427

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Bangla Academy date
2 Chaitra 1427
Hijri date
2 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

6:18 AM

Almanac sunset

6:12 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:06 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:08 PM

Day length: 11 h 54 min · Night length: 12 h 5 min

Tithi

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

Tritiya tithi

Ends night 8/3/5 (34/22/3 danda) · 8:03 PM, then Chaturthi

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
Tritiyanight 8/3/5 (34/22/3 danda)8:03 PM
Chaturthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ashwiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Brahmaday 8/0/55 (4/16/36 danda)8:00 AM
Indraruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 7/6/28 (2/0/30 danda)7:06 AM
Garanight 8/3/5 (34/22/3 danda)8:03 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
Yogini
South-east, from 8:03 PM South-west
Shraddha tithi
Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
1:44 PM – 3:13 PM
Barabela
7:47 AM – 9:16 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:41 AM – 11:03 AM, 1:26 PM – 3:01 PM, 3:49 PM – 5:24 PM
Kutapa
11:51 AM – 12:39 PM
Pradosha
6:12 PM – 7:48 PM
Nishita
11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 17)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 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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