Bengali Panjika — Sunday, December 25, 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
9 Poush 1423
Sunday, December 25, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 10 Poush 1423
- Hijri date
- 25 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
6:49 AM
Almanac sunset
5:23 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:38 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:19 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Krishna paksha
Dwadashi tithi
runs the whole day
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 | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishakha | late night 5/3/10 (55/33/31 danda) | 5:03 AM (Dec 26) |
| Anuradha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | day 10/19/29 (8/44/19 danda) | 10:19 AM |
| Dhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | night 5/48/42 (27/27/21 danda) | 5:48 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrischika at 10:23 PM
- Yogini
- South-west
- 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
- 12:06 PM – 1:25 PM
- Barabela
- 10:47 AM – 12:06 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:59 PM – 4:41 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:32 AM – 9:38 AM, 12:27 PM – 3:16 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:45 AM – 12:27 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:23 PM – 6:59 PM
- Nishita
- 11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Dec 26)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Saphala Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Dec 24 · Break the fast today 6:49 AM – 10:21 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Dec 24 · Break the fast today 6:49 AM – 10:21 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Dec 26, 6:50 AM – 10:21 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 9 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.