Bengali Panjika — Thursday, December 22, 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
6 Poush 1423
Thursday, December 22, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Poush 1423
- Hijri date
- 22 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
6:48 AM
Almanac sunset
5:22 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:37 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
Navami tithi
Ends late night 1/5/9 (45/41/57 danda) · 1:05 AM (Dec 23), then Dashami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navami | late night 1/5/9 (45/41/57 danda) | 1:05 AM (Dec 23) |
| Dashami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Hasta | night 9/57/8 (37/51/56 danda) | 9:57 PM |
| Chitra | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Saubhagya | day 9/46/45 (7/25/58 danda) | 9:46 AM |
| Shobhana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 12/24/28 (14/0/14 danda) | 12:24 PM |
| Gara | late night 1/5/9 (45/41/57 danda) | 1:05 AM (Dec 23) |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- East, from 1:05 AM (Dec 23) North
- Shraddha tithi
- Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
- 2:43 PM – 4:02 PM
- Barabela
- 4:02 PM – 5:22 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:48 AM – 8:12 AM, 1:50 PM – 3:15 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:26 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:22 PM – 6:58 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Dec 23)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.