Bengali Panjika — Friday, March 17, 2034
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 1440
Friday, March 17, 2034
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Chaitra 1440
- Hijri date
- 25 Dhu al-Hijjah 1455
- Eras
- Shakabda 1955 · Samvat 2090
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: Chaitra · Krishna paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends night 9/26/59 (37/53/57 danda) · 9:26 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 | night 9/26/59 (37/53/57 danda) | 9:26 PM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shravana | day 3/32/35 (23/7/56 danda) | 3:32 PM |
| Dhanishta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shiva | day 5/5/30 (27/0/15 danda) | 5:05 PM |
| Siddha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 9/52/29 (8/57/41 danda) | 9:52 AM |
| Taitila | night 9/26/59 (37/53/57 danda) | 9:26 PM |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Kumbha at 3:23 AM (Mar 18)
- Yogini
- South-west, from 9:26 PM 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
- 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
- Barabela
- 9:16 AM – 10:45 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 11:02 PM – 11:50 PM, 4:39 AM (Mar 18) – 6:16 AM (Mar 18)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:17 AM – 7:52 AM, 8:40 AM – 11:03 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.
Papamochani Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Mar 16 · Break the fast today 6:17 AM – 10:15 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Mar 16 · Break the fast today 6:17 AM – 10:15 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Mar 16 · Break the fast today 6:17 AM – 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
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.