Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, December 21, 2016
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 Poush 1423
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Poush 1423
- Hijri date
- 21 Rabi' al-Awwal 1438
- Eras
- Shakabda 1938 · Samvat 2073
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
6:47 AM
Almanac sunset
5:21 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:17 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Krishna paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends night 11/50/12 (42/35/50 danda) · 11:50 PM, then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | night 11/50/12 (42/35/50 danda) | 11:50 PM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Phalguni | night 8/16/8 (33/40/41 danda) | 8:16 PM |
| Hasta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ayushman | day 10/12/37 (8/31/51 danda) | 10:12 AM |
| Saubhagya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 11/23/59 (11/30/16 danda) | 11:23 AM |
| Kaulava | night 11/50/12 (42/35/50 danda) | 11:50 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 11:50 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
- 9:26 AM – 10:45 AM
- Barabela
- 12:04 PM – 1:23 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 7:30 AM – 8:12 AM, 1:50 PM – 3:57 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:47 AM – 7:30 AM, 8:12 AM – 8:54 AM, 11:01 AM – 1:08 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:43 AM – 12:25 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:21 PM – 6:57 PM
- Nishita
- 11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Dec 22)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 5 of 29 in Poush
Month runs: Dec 17 – Jan 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.