Bengali Panjika — Thursday, March 17, 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
2 Chaitra 1428
Thursday, March 17, 2022
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Chaitra 1428
- Hijri date
- 13 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
6:17 AM
Almanac sunset
6:12 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:06 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:08 PM
Day length: 11 h 55 min · Night length: 12 h 4 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha
Chaturdashi tithi
Ends day 1/52/49 (18/58/14 danda) · 1:52 PM, then Purnima
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturdashi | day 1/52/49 (18/58/14 danda) | 1:52 PM |
| Purnima | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Phalguni | late night 1/22/10 (47/41/38 danda) | 1:22 AM (Mar 18) |
| Uttara Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shula | late night 2/5/4 (49/28/51 danda) | 2:05 AM (Mar 18) |
| Ganda | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 1/52/49 (18/58/14 danda) | 1:52 PM |
| Vishti | late night 1/51/45 (48/55/35 danda) | 1:51 AM (Mar 18) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana
- Yogini
- West, from 1:52 PM North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Purnima — 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
- 3:13 PM – 4:43 PM
- Barabela
- 4:43 PM – 6:12 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:17 AM – 7:52 AM, 11:03 AM – 1:26 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:27 AM (Mar 18) – 3:51 AM (Mar 18)
- 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
- Holika Dahan (Chanchar)
- Pradosha: 6:12 PM – 7:48 PM
This month
Day 2 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.