Bengali Panjika — Monday, March 18, 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
4 Chaitra 1430
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Chaitra 1430
- Hijri date
- 7 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
6:16 AM
Almanac sunset
6:13 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:04 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:09 PM
Day length: 11 h 57 min · Night length: 12 h 2 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha
Navami tithi
Ends late night 3/1/29 (51/53/36 danda) · 3:01 AM (Mar 19), then Dashami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navami | late night 3/1/29 (51/53/36 danda) | 3:01 AM (Mar 19) |
| Dashami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ardra | night 10/25/27 (40/23/31 danda) | 10:25 PM |
| Punarvasu | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Saubhagya | night 8/48/4 (36/20/3 danda) | 8:48 PM |
| Shobhana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 2/53/44 (21/34/13 danda) | 2:53 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 3/1/29 (51/53/36 danda) | 3:01 AM (Mar 19) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- East, from 3:01 AM (Mar 19) North
- Shraddha tithi
- Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
- 7:45 AM – 9:15 AM
- Barabela
- 3:14 PM – 4:43 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:49 PM – 5:25 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:16 AM – 7:51 AM, 11:02 AM – 1:26 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:50 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:13 PM – 7:49 PM
- Nishita
- 11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.