Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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
2 Chaitra 1432
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Chaitra 1432
- Hijri date
- 27 Ramadan 1447
- Eras
- Shakabda 1947 · Samvat 2082
The Bangla Academy calendar used in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date runs one or two days ahead of the sankranti-based traditional date.
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
6:17 AM
Almanac sunset
6:12 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:06 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:08 PM
Day length: 11 h 55 min · Night length: 12 h 4 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Trayodashi tithi
Ends day 8/43/28 (6/5/0 danda) · 8:43 AM, then Chaturdashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trayodashi | day 8/43/28 (6/5/0 danda) | 8:43 AM |
| Chaturdashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shatabhisha | late night 6/15/22 (59/54/45 danda) | 6:15 AM (Mar 18) |
| Purva Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddha | day 8/4/48 (4/28/19 danda) | 8:04 AM |
| Sadhya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 8/43/28 (6/5/0 danda) | 8:43 AM |
| Vishti | night 8/36/44 (35/48/10 danda) | 8:36 PM |
| Shakuni | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- South, from 8:43 AM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
- 7:46 AM – 9:16 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 8:40 AM – 11:03 AM, 1:26 PM – 3:01 PM, 3:49 PM – 5:25 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:51 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:12 PM – 7:48 PM
- Nishita
- 11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 18)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 of 30 in Chaitra
Month runs: Mar 16 – Apr 14
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.