Bengali Panjika — Sunday, March 17, 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
3 Chaitra 1430
Sunday, March 17, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Chaitra 1430
- Hijri date
- 6 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
6:17 AM
Almanac sunset
6:12 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:05 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:08 PM
Day length: 11 h 56 min · Night length: 12 h 3 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends late night 2/53/46 (51/31/53 danda) · 2:53 AM (Mar 18), then Navami
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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | late night 2/53/46 (51/31/53 danda) | 2:53 AM (Mar 18) |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Mrigashira | night 9/46/22 (38/43/22 danda) | 9:46 PM |
| Ardra | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ayushman | night 9/55/15 (39/5/36 danda) | 9:55 PM |
| Saubhagya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 3/1/4 (21/50/6 danda) | 3:01 PM |
| Bava | late night 2/53/46 (51/31/53 danda) | 2:53 AM (Mar 18) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Mithuna at 9:37 AM
- Yogini
- North-east, from 2:53 AM (Mar 18) East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
- 12:14 PM – 1:44 PM
- Barabela
- 10:45 AM – 12:14 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:17 AM – 7:04 AM, 1:26 PM – 2:14 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:04 AM – 10:15 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:51 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:12 PM – 7:48 PM
- Nishita
- 11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 18)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 of 30 in Chaitra
Month runs: Mar 15 – Apr 13
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.