Bengali Panjika — Saturday, March 18, 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

4 Chaitra 1434

Saturday, March 18, 2028

Bangla Academy date
4 Chaitra 1434
Hijri date
21 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

6:13 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

Ashtami tithi

Ends night 10/4/12 (39/30/30 danda) · 10:04 PM, then Navami

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
Ashtaminight 10/4/12 (39/30/30 danda)10:04 PM
Navamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Mulalate night 3/57/54 (54/14/46 danda)3:57 AM (Mar 19)
Purva Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vyatipatalate night 1/58/25 (49/16/3 danda)1:58 AM (Mar 19)
Variyanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 9/50/6 (8/55/14 danda)9:50 AM
Kaulavanight 10/4/12 (39/30/30 danda)10:04 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
North-east, from 10:04 PM East
Shraddha tithi
Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
6:16 AM – 7:45 AM, 4:43 PM – 6:13 PM
Barabela
1:44 PM – 3:13 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
10:15 AM – 1:26 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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