Bengali Panjika — Friday, March 17, 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
2 Chaitra 1429
Friday, March 17, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Chaitra 1429
- Hijri date
- 24 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
6:17 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: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Dashami tithi
Ends day 11/16/57 (12/28/2 danda) · 11:16 AM, then Ekadashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dashami | day 11/16/57 (12/28/2 danda) | 11:16 AM |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Ashadha | late night 12/34/37 (45/42/12 danda) | 12:34 AM (Mar 18) |
| Shravana | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Parigha | late night 1/41/17 (48/28/51 danda) | 1:41 AM (Mar 18) |
| Shiva | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 11/16/57 (12/28/2 danda) | 11:16 AM |
| Bava | night 10/5/55 (39/30/27 danda) | 10:05 PM |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 7:48 AM
- Yogini
- North, from 11:16 AM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
- 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
- Barabela
- 9:16 AM – 10:45 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 11:02 PM – 11:50 PM, 4:40 AM (Mar 18) – 6:16 AM (Mar 18)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:17 AM – 7:53 AM, 8:40 AM – 11:03 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:51 AM – 12:39 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:12 PM – 7:48 PM
- Nishita
- 11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 18)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
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.