Bengali Panjika for Wednesday, December 18, 2019
This page lays out the day the way a printed Bengali almanac does, worked out with the old Surya Siddhanta rules. You get the solar date, the tithi and nakshatra with their end times in danda and by the clock, sunrise and sunset, the kalabela and yoga windows, and the day's observances.
Traditional solar date
1 Poush 1426
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Poush 1426
- Hijri date
- 20 Rabi' al-Thani 1441
- Eras
- Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076
The Bangla Academy calendar used in Bangladesh has fixed month lengths, while almanac months follow the sankranti. As a result the Academy date runs one or two days ahead of the traditional date.
Sunrise & sunset
Almanac sunrise is the moment the sun's centre is on the horizon at the traditional reference meridian of Bengal. The Dhaka values are the usual astronomical ones.
Almanac sunrise
6:45 AM
Almanac sunset
5:19 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:34 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:15 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Krishna paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends late night 12/53/59 (45/20/17 danda) · 12:53 AM (Dec 19), then Ashtami
Tithi, nakshatra, yoga & karana timings
Each row shows what is running at sunrise and when it ends. Danda are counted from the almanac sunrise, and one danda is 24 minutes.
tithi
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | late night 12/53/59 (45/20/17 danda) | 12:53 AM (Dec 19) |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Phalguni | late night 1/55/40 (47/54/29 danda) | 1:55 AM (Dec 19) |
| Uttara Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Priti | night 10/38/49 (39/42/22 danda) | 10:38 PM |
| Ayushman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 2/3/40 (18/14/30 danda) | 2:03 PM |
| Bava | late night 12/53/59 (45/20/17 danda) | 12:53 AM (Dec 19) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana
- Yogini
- North-west, from 12:53 AM (Dec 19) North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — sapindana
Ekoddishta goes by the tithi at kutapa, the eighth muhurta of the day. Sapindana goes by the tithi in the afternoon.
Kalabela & auspicious windows
Daylight is divided into eight parts, and each weekday has fixed parts called kalabela and barabela, when new work is not started. Mahendra yoga and amrita yoga are favourable times. The kutapa, pradosha and nishita windows are used for rites.
- Kalabela
- 9:24 AM – 10:43 AM
- Barabela
- 12:02 PM – 1:22 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 7:28 AM – 8:10 AM, 1:48 PM – 3:55 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:45 AM – 7:28 AM, 8:10 AM – 8:52 AM, 10:59 AM – 1:06 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:23 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:19 PM – 6:55 PM
- Nishita
- 11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (Dec 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 29 in Poush
Month runs: Dec 18 – Jan 15
How this panjika is made
- It is calculated with the old Surya Siddhanta rules that traditional Bengali almanacs still use: sidereal positions, months of 29 to 32 days set by the sankranti, and tithis measured from the almanac sunrise.
- Official dates in Bangladesh follow the Bangla Academy calendar, which has fixed month lengths. That is why the two dates differ by a day or two through the year.
- Sunrise, sunset and every time window are shown in Bangladesh time.
- This page has no rashifal or forecasts, only the calculated calendar facts.