Bengali Panjika — Friday, March 17, 2028

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 1434

Friday, March 17, 2028

Bangla Academy date
3 Chaitra 1434
Hijri date
20 Shawwal 1449
Eras
Shakabda 1949 · Samvat 2084

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

6:12 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:05 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:08 PM

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

Tithi

Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha

Saptami tithi

Ends night 9/43/56 (38/37/24 danda) · 9:43 PM, then Ashtami

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
Saptaminight 9/43/56 (38/37/24 danda)9:43 PM
Ashtamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Jyeshthalate night 2/54/57 (51/34/56 danda)2:54 AM (Mar 18)
Mularuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Siddhilate night 2/45/30 (51/11/19 danda)2:45 AM (Mar 18)
Vyatipataruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 9/45/30 (8/41/18 danda)9:45 AM
Bavanight 9/43/56 (38/37/24 danda)9:43 PM
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 2:54 AM (Mar 18)
Yogini
North-west, from 9:43 PM North-east
Shraddha tithi
Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
10:45 AM – 12:14 PM
Barabela
9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Mahendra yoga
11:02 PM – 11:50 PM, 4:39 AM (Mar 18) – 6:16 AM (Mar 18)
Amrita yoga
6:16 AM – 7:52 AM, 8:40 AM – 11:03 AM
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 3 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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