Bengali Panjika — Sunday, December 24, 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
8 Poush 1424
Sunday, December 24, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 9 Poush 1424
- Hijri date
- 5 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
6:49 AM
Almanac sunset
5:22 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:38 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:18 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Shukla paksha
Shashthi tithi
Ends night 9/36/38 (36/58/33 danda) · 9:36 PM, then Saptami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shashthi | night 9/36/38 (36/58/33 danda) | 9:36 PM |
| Saptami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shatabhisha | night 8/31/31 (34/15/45 danda) | 8:31 PM |
| Purva Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddhi | late night 4/50/57 (55/4/19 danda) | 4:50 AM (Dec 25) |
| Vyatipata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 9/18/45 (6/13/51 danda) | 9:18 AM |
| Taitila | night 9/36/38 (36/58/33 danda) | 9:36 PM |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- West, from 9:36 PM North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
- 10:46 AM – 12:06 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:58 PM – 4:40 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:31 AM – 9:38 AM, 12:27 PM – 3:16 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:27 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:22 PM – 6:58 PM
- Nishita
- 11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Dec 25)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 8 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.