Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, March 20, 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
6 Chaitra 1430
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Chaitra 1430
- Hijri date
- 9 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
6:14 AM
Almanac sunset
6:14 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:02 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:10 PM
Day length: 12 h 0 min · Night length: 11 h 59 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends late night 4/48/19 (56/25/34 danda) · 4:48 AM (Mar 21), then Dwadashi
Amalaki Ekadashi — fasting day
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | late night 4/48/19 (56/25/34 danda) | 4:48 AM (Mar 21) |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Pushya | late night 1/12/8 (47/25/8 danda) | 1:12 AM (Mar 21) |
| Ashlesha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Atiganda | night 7/45/10 (33/47/42 danda) | 7:45 PM |
| Sukarman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 4/10/42 (24/51/32 danda) | 4:10 PM |
| Vishti | late night 4/48/19 (56/25/34 danda) | 4:48 AM (Mar 21) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 4:48 AM (Mar 21) South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
- 9:14 AM – 10:44 AM
- Barabela
- 12:14 PM – 1:44 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:14 PM – 3:50 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:14 AM – 7:50 AM, 10:14 AM – 11:50 AM, 3:50 PM – 5:26 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:50 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:14 PM – 7:50 PM
- Nishita
- 11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Mar 21)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Amalaki Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Mar 21, 6:13 AM – 10:13 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Mar 21, 6:13 AM – 10:13 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Mar 21 · পারণ on Mar 22, 6:12 AM – 10:13 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.