Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, March 17, 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
3 Chaitra 1427
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Chaitra 1427
- Hijri date
- 3 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
6:17 AM
Almanac sunset
6:12 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:05 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:08 PM
Day length: 11 h 56 min · Night length: 12 h 3 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha
Chaturthi tithi
Ends night 10/5/32 (39/30/36 danda) · 10:05 PM, then Panchami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturthi | night 10/5/32 (39/30/36 danda) | 10:05 PM |
| Panchami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini | day 6/44/5 (1/6/59 danda) | 6:44 AM |
| Bharani | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Indra | day 8/27/13 (5/24/48 danda) | 8:27 AM |
| Vaidhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 9/2/53 (6/53/58 danda) | 9:02 AM |
| Vishti | night 10/5/32 (39/30/36 danda) | 10:05 PM |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-west, from 10:05 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Chaturthi — 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
- 9:16 AM – 10:45 AM
- Barabela
- 12:15 PM – 1:44 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:14 PM – 3:49 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:17 AM – 7:52 AM, 10:15 AM – 11:51 AM, 3:49 PM – 5:25 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:51 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:12 PM – 7:48 PM
- Nishita
- 11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 18)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 of 31 in Chaitra
Month runs: Mar 15 – Apr 14
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.