Bengali Panjika — Friday, March 20, 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
5 Chaitra 1432
Friday, March 20, 2026
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Chaitra 1432
- Hijri date
- 30 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
6:14 AM
Almanac sunset
6:13 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:03 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:09 PM
Day length: 11 h 59 min · Night length: 11 h 60 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Chaitra · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Shukla paksha
Prathama tithi
Ends day 6/15/16 (0/1/47 danda) · 6:15 AM, then Dwitiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prathama | day 6/15/16 (0/1/47 danda) | 6:15 AM |
| Dwitiya | late night 4/36/55 (55/55/55 danda) | 4:36 AM (Mar 21) |
| Tritiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Revati | late night 4/36/55 (55/55/57 danda) | 4:36 AM (Mar 21) |
| Ashwini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Brahma | late night 12/20/9 (45/14/0 danda) | 12:20 AM (Mar 21) |
| Indra | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 6/15/16 (0/1/48 danda) | 6:15 AM |
| Balava | day 5/28/51 (28/5/45 danda) | 5:28 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 4/36/55 (55/55/55 danda) | 4:36 AM (Mar 21) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 4:36 AM (Mar 21)
- Yogini
- East, from 6:15 AM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
- 10:44 AM – 12:14 PM
- Barabela
- 9:14 AM – 10:44 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 11:01 PM – 11:49 PM, 4:37 AM (Mar 21) – 6:13 AM (Mar 21)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:14 AM – 7:50 AM, 8:38 AM – 11:02 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:50 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:13 PM – 7:49 PM
- Nishita
- 11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Mar 21)
Pujas & observances
- Chaitra Shukladi (Samvat new year)
This month
Day 5 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.