Bengali Panjika — Monday, December 25, 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
9 Poush 1424
Monday, December 25, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 10 Poush 1424
- Hijri date
- 6 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
5:23 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: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Shukla paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends night 9/49/38 (37/29/53 danda) · 9:49 PM, then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | night 9/49/38 (37/29/53 danda) | 9:49 PM |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Bhadrapada | night 9/19/9 (36/13/41 danda) | 9:19 PM |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyatipata | late night 3/41/40 (52/10/0 danda) | 3:41 AM (Dec 26) |
| Variyana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 9/47/4 (7/23/29 danda) | 9:47 AM |
| Vanija | night 9/49/38 (37/29/54 danda) | 9:49 PM |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Meena at 3:10 PM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 9:49 PM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
- 8:08 AM – 9:28 AM
- Barabela
- 2:45 PM – 4:04 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:49 AM – 8:14 AM, 9:38 AM – 11:45 AM, 8:04 PM – 11:39 PM, 3:15 AM (Dec 26) – 4:08 AM (Dec 26)
- Kutapa
- 11:45 AM – 12:27 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:23 PM – 6:59 PM
- Nishita
- 11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Dec 26)
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.