Bengali Panjika — Thursday, March 18, 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
4 Chaitra 1427
Thursday, March 18, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Chaitra 1427
- Hijri date
- 4 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
6:16 AM
Almanac sunset
6:13 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:05 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:09 PM
Day length: 11 h 57 min · Night length: 12 h 2 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha
Panchami tithi
Ends late night 12/12/47 (44/51/8 danda) · 12:12 AM (Mar 19), then Shashthi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Panchami | late night 12/12/47 (44/51/8 danda) | 12:12 AM (Mar 19) |
| Shashthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bharani | day 9/19/51 (7/38/49 danda) | 9:19 AM |
| Krittika | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vaidhriti | day 9/1/4 (6/51/52 danda) | 9:01 AM |
| Vishkambha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 11/9/9 (12/12/4 danda) | 11:09 AM |
| Balava | late night 12/12/47 (44/51/9 danda) | 12:12 AM (Mar 19) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Vrisha at 3:59 PM
- Yogini
- South, from 12:12 AM (Mar 19) West
- Shraddha tithi
- Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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
- 3:14 PM – 4:43 PM
- Barabela
- 4:43 PM – 6:13 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:16 AM – 7:51 AM, 11:03 AM – 1:26 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:26 AM (Mar 19) – 3:50 AM (Mar 19)
- Kutapa
- 11:50 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:13 PM – 7:49 PM
- Nishita
- 11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.