Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, March 21, 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

6 Chaitra 1429

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Bangla Academy date
7 Chaitra 1429
Hijri date
28 Sha'ban 1444
Eras
Shakabda 1944 · Samvat 2079
Amavasya

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

6:13 AM

Almanac sunset

6:14 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:02 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:10 PM

Day length: 12 h 0 min · Night length: 11 h 59 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha

Amavasya tithi

Ends night 11/58/37 (44/21/57 danda) · 11:58 PM, then Prathama

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
Amavasyanight 11/58/37 (44/21/57 danda)11:58 PM
Prathamaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Bhadrapadanight 6/24/59 (30/27/52 danda)6:24 PM
Uttara Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shubhaday 1/36/18 (18/26/9 danda)1:36 PM
Shuklaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chatushpadaday 12/55/53 (16/45/7 danda)12:55 PM
Naganight 11/58/37 (44/21/57 danda)11:58 PM
Kimstughnaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Meena at 12:43 PM
Yogini
North-east, from 11:58 PM East
Shraddha tithi
Amavasya — ekoddishta; Amavasya — 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
1:44 PM – 3:14 PM
Barabela
7:43 AM – 9:13 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:37 AM – 11:01 AM, 1:26 PM – 3:02 PM, 3:50 PM – 5:26 PM
Kutapa
11:50 AM – 12:38 PM
Pradosha
6:14 PM – 7:50 PM
Nishita
11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Mar 22)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 6 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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