Bengali Panjika — Friday, March 22, 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

8 Chaitra 1430

Friday, March 22, 2024

Bangla Academy date
8 Chaitra 1430
Hijri date
11 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

6:12 AM

Almanac sunset

6:14 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:00 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:10 PM

Day length: 12 h 3 min · Night length: 11 h 56 min

Tithi

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

Dwadashi tithi

Ends day 6/21/20 (0/23/1 danda) · 6:21 AM, then Trayodashi

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
Dwadashiday 6/21/20 (0/23/1 danda)6:21 AM
Trayodashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Maghalate night 5/37/30 (58/33/26 danda)5:37 AM (Mar 23)
Purva Phalguniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhritinight 8/4/4 (34/39/52 danda)8:04 PM
Shularuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 6/21/20 (0/23/1 danda)6:21 AM
Kaulavanight 7/16/14 (32/40/17 danda)7:16 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South-west, from 6:21 AM South
Shraddha tithi
Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
10:43 AM – 12:13 PM
Barabela
9:12 AM – 10:43 AM
Mahendra yoga
11:01 PM – 11:49 PM, 4:35 AM (Mar 23) – 6:11 AM (Mar 23)
Amrita yoga
6:12 AM – 7:48 AM, 8:36 AM – 11:01 AM
Kutapa
11:49 AM – 12:37 PM
Pradosha
6:14 PM – 7:50 PM
Nishita
11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Mar 23)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

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

Amalaki Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on Mar 20 · পারণ on Mar 21, 6:13 AM – 10:13 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on Mar 20 · পারণ on Mar 21, 6:13 AM – 10:13 AM
Nimbarka
Fast on Mar 21 · Break the fast today 6:12 AM – 10:13 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 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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