Bengali Panjika — Saturday, March 19, 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

4 Chaitra 1428

Saturday, March 19, 2022

Bangla Academy date
5 Chaitra 1428
Hijri date
15 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

6:15 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: Chaitra · Krishna paksha

Prathama tithi

Ends day 1/3/32 (16/59/56 danda) · 1:03 PM, then Dwitiya

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
Prathamaday 1/3/32 (16/59/56 danda)1:03 PM
Dwitiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Hastalate night 1/22/25 (47/47/6 danda)1:22 AM (Mar 20)
Chitraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vriddhinight 10/46/58 (41/18/30 danda)10:46 PM
Dhruvaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 1/3/33 (16/59/56 danda)1:03 PM
Taitilalate night 12/33/33 (45/44/57 danda)12:33 AM (Mar 20)
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
Yogini
East, from 1:03 PM North
Shraddha tithi
Prathama, Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
6:15 AM – 7:45 AM, 4:43 PM – 6:13 PM
Barabela
1:44 PM – 3:14 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
10:14 AM – 1:26 PM
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 4 of 30 in Chaitra

Month runs: Mar 16 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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