Bengali Panjika — Friday, March 19, 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

5 Chaitra 1427

Friday, March 19, 2021

Bangla Academy date
5 Chaitra 1427
Hijri date
5 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

6:15 AM

Almanac sunset

6:13 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:04 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:09 PM

Day length: 11 h 58 min · Night length: 12 h 1 min

Tithi

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

Shashthi tithi

Ends late night 2/13/3 (49/54/15 danda) · 2:13 AM (Mar 20), then Saptami

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
Shashthilate night 2/13/3 (49/54/15 danda)2:13 AM (Mar 20)
Saptamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Krittikaday 11/55/24 (14/10/8 danda)11:55 AM
Rohiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishkambhaday 9/34/52 (8/18/47 danda)9:34 AM
Pritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 1/14/17 (17/27/20 danda)1:14 PM
Taitilalate night 2/13/3 (49/54/15 danda)2:13 AM (Mar 20)
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
West, from 2:13 AM (Mar 20) North-west
Shraddha tithi
Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
10:44 AM – 12:14 PM
Barabela
9:14 AM – 10:44 AM
Mahendra yoga
11:01 PM – 11:49 PM, 4:38 AM (Mar 20) – 6:14 AM (Mar 20)
Amrita yoga
6:15 AM – 7:51 AM, 8:39 AM – 11:02 AM
Kutapa
11:50 AM – 12:38 PM
Pradosha
6:13 PM – 7:49 PM
Nishita
11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 20)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 5 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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