Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, March 18, 2025

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 1431

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Bangla Academy date
4 Chaitra 1431
Hijri date
17 Ramadan 1446
Eras
Shakabda 1946 · Samvat 2081

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: Chaitra · Krishna paksha

Chaturthi tithi

Ends night 7/52/17 (34/0/2 danda) · 7:52 PM, then Panchami

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
Chaturthinight 7/52/17 (34/0/2 danda)7:52 PM
Panchamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Swatiday 4/4/34 (24/30/46 danda)4:04 PM
Vishakharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vyaghataday 3/18/47 (22/36/18 danda)3:18 PM
Harshanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 6/49/56 (1/24/10 danda)6:49 AM
Balavanight 7/52/17 (34/0/2 danda)7:52 PM
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana
Yogini
South-west, from 7:52 PM South
Shraddha tithi
Chaturthi — ekoddishta; Chaturthi — 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
1:44 PM – 3:13 PM
Barabela
7:45 AM – 9:15 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:39 AM – 11:03 AM, 1:26 PM – 3:02 PM, 3:49 PM – 5:25 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 31 in Chaitra

Month runs: Mar 15 Apr 14

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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