Bengali Panjika — Saturday, March 18, 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
3 Chaitra 1429
Saturday, March 18, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Chaitra 1429
- Hijri date
- 25 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
6:16 AM
Almanac sunset
6:13 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:05 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:08 PM
Day length: 11 h 56 min · Night length: 12 h 3 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends day 8/53/35 (6/32/3 danda) · 8:53 AM, then Dwadashi
Papamochani Ekadashi — fasting day
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | day 8/53/35 (6/32/3 danda) | 8:53 AM |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shravana | night 10/53/44 (41/32/25 danda) | 10:53 PM |
| Dhanishta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shiva | night 10/33/20 (40/41/26 danda) | 10:33 PM |
| Siddha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 8/53/35 (6/32/3 danda) | 8:53 AM |
| Kaulava | night 7/41/13 (33/31/8 danda) | 7:41 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 8:53 AM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
- 6:16 AM – 7:46 AM, 4:43 PM – 6:13 PM
- Barabela
- 1:44 PM – 3:13 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 10:15 AM – 1:26 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:51 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:13 PM – 7:49 PM
- Nishita
- 11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 19)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Papamochani Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Mar 19, 6:15 AM – 6:29 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Mar 19, 6:15 AM – 6:29 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Mar 19, 6:15 AM – 6:29 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 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.