Bengali Panjika — Thursday, March 23, 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

8 Chaitra 1429

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Bangla Academy date
9 Chaitra 1429
Hijri date
30 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

6:11 AM

Almanac sunset

6:14 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:00 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:10 PM

Day length: 12 h 3 min · Night length: 11 h 56 min

Tithi

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

Dwitiya tithi

Ends night 8/58/19 (36/56/5 danda) · 8:58 PM, then Tritiya

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
Dwitiyanight 8/58/19 (36/56/5 danda)8:58 PM
Tritiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Revatiday 4/39/31 (26/9/4 danda)4:39 PM
Ashwiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Brahmaday 8/35/6 (5/58/4 danda)8:35 AM
Indraruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 9/34/47 (8/27/16 danda)9:34 AM
Kaulavanight 8/58/19 (36/56/5 danda)8:58 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 4:39 PM
Yogini
North, from 8:58 PM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
3:14 PM – 4:44 PM
Barabela
4:44 PM – 6:14 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:11 AM – 7:48 AM, 11:01 AM – 1:25 PM
Amrita yoga
1:24 AM (Mar 24) – 3:47 AM (Mar 24)
Kutapa
11:49 AM – 12:37 PM
Pradosha
6:14 PM – 7:50 PM
Nishita
11:48 PM – 12:36 AM (Mar 24)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 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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