Bengali Panjika — Sunday, March 17, 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

2 Chaitra 1436

Sunday, March 17, 2030

Bangla Academy date
3 Chaitra 1436
Hijri date
11 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

6:17 AM

Almanac sunset

6:12 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:06 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:08 PM

Day length: 11 h 55 min · Night length: 12 h 4 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha

Trayodashi tithi

Ends late night 2/56/54 (51/38/37 danda) · 2:56 AM (Mar 18), then Chaturdashi

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
Trayodashilate night 2/56/54 (51/38/37 danda)2:56 AM (Mar 18)
Chaturdashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ashleshaday 10/53/10 (11/29/17 danda)10:53 AM
Magharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Sukarmanday 12/43/36 (16/5/23 danda)12:43 PM
Dhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 3/16/45 (22/28/15 danda)3:16 PM
Taitilalate night 2/56/54 (51/38/37 danda)2:56 AM (Mar 18)
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Simha at 10:53 AM
Yogini
South, from 2:56 AM (Mar 18) West
Shraddha tithi
Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
12:15 PM – 1:44 PM
Barabela
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:17 AM – 7:05 AM, 1:26 PM – 2:14 PM
Amrita yoga
7:05 AM – 10:15 AM
Kutapa
11:51 AM – 12:38 PM
Pradosha
6:12 PM – 7:48 PM
Nishita
11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 18)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Amalaki Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on Mar 15 · পারণ on Mar 16, 9:32 AM – 10:16 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on Mar 15 · পারণ on Mar 16, 9:32 AM – 10:16 AM
Nimbarka
Fast on Mar 16 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 10:15 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 of 30 in Chaitra

Month runs: Mar 16 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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