Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, December 20, 2017
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
4 Poush 1424
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Poush 1424
- Hijri date
- 1 Rabi' al-Thani 1439
- Eras
- Shakabda 1939 · Samvat 2074
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
5:20 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:16 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Shukla paksha
Dwitiya tithi
Ends day 4/1/10 (23/4/48 danda) · 4:01 PM, then Tritiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwitiya | day 4/1/10 (23/4/48 danda) | 4:01 PM |
| Tritiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Ashadha | day 12/52/10 (15/12/17 danda) | 12:52 PM |
| Uttara Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhruva | late night 5/45/19 (57/25/10 danda) | 5:45 AM (Dec 21) |
| Vyaghata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 4/1/10 (23/4/48 danda) | 4:01 PM |
| Taitila | late night 5/2/6 (55/37/8 danda) | 5:02 AM (Dec 21) |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 7:30 PM
- Yogini
- North, from 4:01 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwitiya — ekoddishta
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
- 9:25 AM – 10:44 AM
- Barabela
- 12:04 PM – 1:23 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 7:29 AM – 8:11 AM, 1:49 PM – 3:56 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:47 AM – 7:29 AM, 8:11 AM – 8:53 AM, 11:00 AM – 1:07 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:42 AM – 12:25 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:20 PM – 6:56 PM
- Nishita
- 11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Dec 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.