Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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 1428
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Chaitra 1428
- Hijri date
- 12 Sha'ban 1443
- Eras
- Shakabda 1943 · Samvat 2078
The Bangla Academy calendar used in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date runs one or two days ahead of the sankranti-based traditional date.
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
6:07 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
Trayodashi tithi
Ends day 1/31/36 (18/2/47 danda) · 1:31 PM, then Chaturdashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trayodashi | day 1/31/36 (18/2/47 danda) | 1:31 PM |
| Chaturdashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Magha | late night 12/38/51 (45/50/54 danda) | 12:38 AM (Mar 17) |
| Purva Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhriti | late night 3/9/12 (52/6/46 danda) | 3:09 AM (Mar 17) |
| Shula | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 1/31/36 (18/2/47 danda) | 1:31 PM |
| Gara | late night 1/46/17 (48/39/30 danda) | 1:46 AM (Mar 17) |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- South, from 1:31 PM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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 – 10:46 AM
- Barabela
- 12:15 PM – 1:44 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:14 PM – 3:49 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:18 AM – 7:53 AM, 10:16 AM – 11:51 AM, 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 1 of 30 in Chaitra
Month runs: Mar 16 – 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.