Bengali Panjika — Thursday, March 21, 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

7 Chaitra 1430

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Bangla Academy date
7 Chaitra 1430
Hijri date
10 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

6:13 AM

Almanac sunset

6:14 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:01 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:10 PM

Day length: 12 h 1 min · Night length: 11 h 58 min

Tithi

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

Dwadashi tithi

runs the whole 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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dwadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ashleshalate night 3/15/1 (52/34/47 danda)3:15 AM (Mar 22)
Magharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Sukarmannight 7/46/12 (33/52/44 danda)7:46 PM
Dhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 5/31/55 (28/17/2 danda)5:31 PM
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Simha at 3:15 AM (Mar 22)
Yogini
South-west
Shraddha tithi
Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
3:14 PM – 4:44 PM
Barabela
4:44 PM – 6:14 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:13 AM – 7:49 AM, 11:01 AM – 1:25 PM
Amrita yoga
1:25 AM (Mar 22) – 3:48 AM (Mar 22)
Kutapa
11:49 AM – 12:37 PM
Pradosha
6:14 PM – 7:50 PM
Nishita
11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Mar 22)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Amalaki Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on Mar 20 · Break the fast today 6:13 AM – 10:13 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on Mar 20 · Break the fast today 6:13 AM – 10:13 AM
Nimbarka
Fast today · পারণ on Mar 22, 6:12 AM – 10:13 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 7 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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