Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, March 28, 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

13 Chaitra 1429

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Bangla Academy date
14 Chaitra 1429
Hijri date
5 Ramadan 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

6:06 AM

Almanac sunset

6:16 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:55 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:12 PM

Day length: 12 h 10 min · Night length: 11 h 49 min

Tithi

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

Saptami tithi

Ends night 9/22/58 (38/9/59 danda) · 9:22 PM, then Ashtami

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
Saptaminight 9/22/58 (38/9/59 danda)9:22 PM
Ashtamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Mrigashiranight 7/56/1 (34/32/35 danda)7:56 PM
Ardraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Saubhagyalate night 1/53/21 (49/25/56 danda)1:53 AM (Mar 29)
Shobhanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 8/46/57 (6/39/56 danda)8:46 AM
Vanijanight 9/22/58 (38/10/0 danda)9:22 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Mithuna at 7:03 AM
Yogini
North-west, from 9:22 PM North-east
Shraddha tithi
Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
1:43 PM – 3:14 PM
Barabela
7:38 AM – 9:09 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:32 AM – 10:58 AM, 1:24 PM – 3:02 PM, 3:50 PM – 5:28 PM
Kutapa
11:47 AM – 12:36 PM
Pradosha
6:16 PM – 7:52 PM
Nishita
11:47 PM – 12:35 AM (Mar 29)

Pujas & observances

  • Basanti Puja (Saptami)
    • Puja in the forenoon: 6:06 AM – 10:10 AM
    • Devi arrives on a horse; omen: unrest

This month

Day 13 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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