Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, March 18, 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
3 Chaitra 1432
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Chaitra 1432
- Hijri date
- 28 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
6:16 AM
Almanac sunset
6:13 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:05 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
Chaturdashi tithi
Ends day 8/21/52 (5/13/25 danda) · 8:21 AM, then Amavasya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturdashi | day 8/21/52 (5/13/25 danda) | 8:21 AM |
| Amavasya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Bhadrapada | late night 6/7/4 (59/36/26 danda) | 6:07 AM (Mar 19) |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sadhya | day 6/40/20 (0/59/35 danda) | 6:40 AM |
| Shubha | late night 4/53/37 (56/32/48 danda) | 4:53 AM (Mar 19) |
| Shukla | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shakuni | day 8/21/52 (5/13/25 danda) | 8:21 AM |
| Chatushpada | night 8/0/12 (34/19/16 danda) | 8:00 PM |
| Naga | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Meena at 12:11 AM (Mar 19)
- Yogini
- West, from 8:21 AM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Amavasya — ekoddishta; Amavasya — 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
- 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
- Barabela
- 12:14 PM – 1:44 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:14 PM – 3:49 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:16 AM – 7:52 AM, 10:15 AM – 11:50 AM, 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 3 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.