Bengali Panjika — Friday, December 23, 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
7 Poush 1423
Friday, December 23, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Poush 1423
- Hijri date
- 23 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
5:18 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Krishna paksha
Dashami tithi
Ends late night 2/45/8 (49/50/43 danda) · 2:45 AM (Dec 24), then Ekadashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dashami | late night 2/45/8 (49/50/43 danda) | 2:45 AM (Dec 24) |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Chitra | late night 12/2/42 (43/4/38 danda) | 12:02 AM (Dec 24) |
| Swati | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shobhana | day 9/41/34 (7/11/49 danda) | 9:41 AM |
| Atiganda | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 1/52/26 (17/38/57 danda) | 1:52 PM |
| Vishti | late night 2/45/8 (49/50/43 danda) | 2:45 AM (Dec 24) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Tula at 10:57 AM
- Yogini
- North, from 2:45 AM (Dec 24) South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
- 10:46 AM – 12:05 PM
- Barabela
- 9:27 AM – 10:46 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:48 AM – 7:31 AM, 8:13 AM – 10:20 AM, 12:26 PM – 3:15 PM, 3:58 PM – 5:22 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:26 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:22 PM – 6:58 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Dec 24)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 7 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.