Bengali Panjika — Thursday, March 20, 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
5 Chaitra 1437
Thursday, March 20, 2031
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Chaitra 1437
- Hijri date
- 25 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
6:14 AM
Almanac sunset
6:13 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:03 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:09 PM
Day length: 11 h 59 min · Night length: 11 h 60 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends day 2/5/21 (19/36/28 danda) · 2:05 PM, 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 | day 2/5/21 (19/36/28 danda) | 2:05 PM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanishta | late night 3/4/24 (52/4/7 danda) | 3:04 AM (Mar 21) |
| Shatabhisha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddha | night 11/21/40 (42/47/15 danda) | 11:21 PM |
| Sadhya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 2/5/21 (19/36/27 danda) | 2:05 PM |
| Gara | late night 1/10/33 (47/19/29 danda) | 1:10 AM (Mar 21) |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Kumbha at 3:37 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 2:05 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — 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
- 3:14 PM – 4:43 PM
- Barabela
- 4:43 PM – 6:13 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:14 AM – 7:50 AM, 11:02 AM – 1:26 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:25 AM (Mar 21) – 3:49 AM (Mar 21)
- Kutapa
- 11:50 AM – 12:38 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:13 PM – 7:49 PM
- Nishita
- 11:49 PM – 12:37 AM (Mar 21)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Papamochani Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Mar 19 · Break the fast today 6:14 AM – 10:14 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Mar 19 · Break the fast today 6:14 AM – 10:14 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Mar 19 · Break the fast today 6:14 AM – 10:14 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 5 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.