Bengali Panjika — Saturday, March 16, 2030
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
1 Chaitra 1436
Saturday, March 16, 2030
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Chaitra 1436
- Hijri date
- 10 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1451
- Eras
- Shakabda 1951 · Samvat 2086
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
6:18 AM
Almanac sunset
6:12 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:07 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:08 PM
Day length: 11 h 54 min · Night length: 12 h 5 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends late night 3/29/48 (52/58/26 danda) · 3:29 AM (Mar 17), then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | late night 3/29/48 (52/58/26 danda) | 3:29 AM (Mar 17) |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Pushya | day 10/27/33 (10/22/50 danda) | 10:27 AM |
| Ashlesha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Atiganda | day 2/4/11 (19/24/24 danda) | 2:04 PM |
| Sukarman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 3/35/17 (23/12/11 danda) | 3:35 PM |
| Balava | late night 3/29/48 (52/58/26 danda) | 3:29 AM (Mar 17) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-west, from 3:29 AM (Mar 17) South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
- 6:18 AM – 7:47 AM, 4:43 PM – 6:12 PM
- Barabela
- 1:44 PM – 3:13 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 10:16 AM – 1:26 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:51 AM – 12:39 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:12 PM – 7:48 PM
- Nishita
- 11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 17)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Amalaki Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Mar 15 · Break the fast today 9:32 AM – 10:16 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Mar 15 · Break the fast today 9:32 AM – 10:16 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Mar 17, 6:17 AM – 10:15 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 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.