Bengali Panjika — Monday, March 20, 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
5 Chaitra 1429
Monday, March 20, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Chaitra 1429
- Hijri date
- 27 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
6:14 AM
Almanac sunset
6:13 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:03 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:09 PM
Day length: 11 h 59 min · Night length: 12 h 0 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Chaturdashi tithi
Ends late night 1/57/11 (49/15/54 danda) · 1:57 AM (Mar 21), then Amavasya
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 | late night 1/57/11 (49/15/54 danda) | 1:57 AM (Mar 21) |
| Amavasya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shatabhisha | night 7/44/10 (33/43/22 danda) | 7:44 PM |
| Purva Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sadhya | day 4/27/17 (25/31/10 danda) | 4:27 PM |
| Shubha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 3/1/35 (21/56/54 danda) | 3:01 PM |
| Shakuni | late night 1/57/11 (49/15/54 danda) | 1:57 AM (Mar 21) |
| Chatushpada | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- West, from 1:57 AM (Mar 21) North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
- 7:44 AM – 9:14 AM
- Barabela
- 3:14 PM – 4:43 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:49 PM – 5:25 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:14 AM – 7:50 AM, 11:02 AM – 1:26 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:50 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:13 PM – 7:49 PM
- Nishita
- 11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Mar 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 5 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.