Bengali Panjika — Friday, March 15, 2024

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

1 Chaitra 1430

Friday, March 15, 2024

Bangla Academy date
1 Chaitra 1430
Hijri date
4 Ramadan 1445
Eras
Shakabda 1945 · Samvat 2080

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

6:18 AM

Almanac sunset

6:12 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:07 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:08 PM

Day length: 11 h 53 min · Night length: 12 h 6 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha

Shashthi tithi

Ends late night 4/7/22 (54/31/3 danda) · 4:07 AM (Mar 16), then Saptami

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
Shashthilate night 4/7/22 (54/31/3 danda)4:07 AM (Mar 16)
Saptamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Krittikanight 9/54/35 (38/59/5 danda)9:54 PM
Rohiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishkambhalate night 1/19/22 (47/31/3 danda)1:19 AM (Mar 16)
Pritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 4/42/39 (25/59/13 danda)4:42 PM
Taitilalate night 4/7/22 (54/31/3 danda)4:07 AM (Mar 16)
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
West, from 4:07 AM (Mar 16) North-west
Shraddha tithi
Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
10:46 AM – 12:15 PM
Barabela
9:17 AM – 10:46 AM
Mahendra yoga
11:02 PM – 11:50 PM, 4:41 AM (Mar 16) – 6:17 AM (Mar 16)
Amrita yoga
6:18 AM – 7:54 AM, 8:41 AM – 11:04 AM
Kutapa
11:51 AM – 12:39 PM
Pradosha
6:12 PM – 7:48 PM
Nishita
11:51 PM – 12:39 AM (Mar 16)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 1 of 30 in Chaitra

Month runs: Mar 15 Apr 13

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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