Bengali Panjika — Thursday, March 16, 2023
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 1429
Thursday, March 16, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Chaitra 1429
- Hijri date
- 23 Sha'ban 1444
- Eras
- Shakabda 1944 · Samvat 2079
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 53 min · Night length: 12 h 6 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Navami tithi
Ends day 1/34/3 (18/8/23 danda) · 1:34 PM, then Dashami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navami | day 1/34/3 (18/8/23 danda) | 1:34 PM |
| Dashami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Ashadha | late night 2/12/11 (49/43/43 danda) | 2:12 AM (Mar 17) |
| Uttara Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyatipata | day 7/45/46 (3/37/39 danda) | 7:45 AM |
| Variyana | late night 4/46/44 (56/10/3 danda) | 4:46 AM (Mar 17) |
| Parigha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 1/34/3 (18/8/23 danda) | 1:34 PM |
| Vanija | late night 12/26/38 (45/19/50 danda) | 12:26 AM (Mar 17) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana
- Yogini
- East, from 1:34 PM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Navami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
- 6:18 AM – 7:53 AM, 11:04 AM – 1:26 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:27 AM (Mar 17) – 3:52 AM (Mar 17)
- 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.