Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, March 22, 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

7 Chaitra 1429

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Bangla Academy date
8 Chaitra 1429
Hijri date
29 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

6:12 AM

Almanac sunset

6:14 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:01 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:10 PM

Day length: 12 h 2 min · Night length: 11 h 57 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha

Prathama tithi

Ends night 10/17/39 (40/11/58 danda) · 10:17 PM, then Dwitiya

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
Prathamanight 10/17/39 (40/11/58 danda)10:17 PM
Dwitiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Bhadrapadaday 5/22/7 (27/53/9 danda)5:22 PM
Revatiruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shukladay 10/57/54 (11/52/36 danda)10:57 AM
Brahmaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kimstughnaday 11/5/39 (12/11/58 danda)11:05 AM
Bavanight 10/17/39 (40/11/58 danda)10:17 PM
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Manushya gana
Yogini
East, from 10:17 PM North
Shraddha tithi
Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — 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
9:13 AM – 10:43 AM
Barabela
12:13 PM – 1:43 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:14 PM – 3:50 PM
Amrita yoga
6:12 AM – 7:49 AM, 10:13 AM – 11:49 AM, 3:50 PM – 5:26 PM
Kutapa
11:49 AM – 12:37 PM
Pradosha
6:14 PM – 7:50 PM
Nishita
11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Mar 23)

Pujas & observances

  • Chaitra Shukladi (Samvat new year)

This month

Day 7 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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