Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, March 19, 2031
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 1437
Wednesday, March 19, 2031
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Chaitra 1437
- Hijri date
- 24 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1452
- Eras
- Shakabda 1952 · Samvat 2087
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
6:15 AM
Almanac sunset
6:13 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:04 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:09 PM
Day length: 11 h 58 min · Night length: 12 h 1 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends day 4/6/54 (24/37/56 danda) · 4:06 PM, then Dwadashi
Papamochani Ekadashi — fasting day
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | day 4/6/54 (24/37/56 danda) | 4:06 PM |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shravana | late night 4/14/16 (54/56/19 danda) | 4:14 AM (Mar 20) |
| Dhanishta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shiva | late night 2/4/8 (49/31/0 danda) | 2:04 AM (Mar 20) |
| Siddha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 4/6/54 (24/37/56 danda) | 4:06 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 3/4/31 (52/1/57 danda) | 3:04 AM (Mar 20) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 4:06 PM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — ekoddishta
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
- 9:15 AM – 10:44 AM
- Barabela
- 12:14 PM – 1:44 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:14 PM – 3:49 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:15 AM – 7:51 AM, 10:14 AM – 11:50 AM, 3:49 PM – 5:25 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:50 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:13 PM – 7:49 PM
- Nishita
- 11:50 PM – 12:38 AM (Mar 20)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Papamochani Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Mar 20, 6:14 AM – 10:14 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Mar 20, 6:14 AM – 10:14 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Mar 20, 6:14 AM – 10:14 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.