Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, December 18, 2018
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
2 Poush 1425
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Poush 1425
- Hijri date
- 10 Rabi' al-Thani 1440
- Eras
- Shakabda 1940 · Samvat 2075
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
6:46 AM
Almanac sunset
5:19 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:35 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:15 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends late night 4/36/5 (54/35/7 danda) · 4:36 AM (Dec 19), then Dwadashi
Mokshada Ekadashi — fasting 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | late night 4/36/5 (54/35/7 danda) | 4:36 AM (Dec 19) |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini | late night 2/30/12 (49/20/24 danda) | 2:30 AM (Dec 19) |
| Bharani | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Parigha | night 10/25/27 (39/8/33 danda) | 10:25 PM |
| Shiva | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 4/34/53 (24/32/8 danda) | 4:34 PM |
| Vishti | late night 4/36/5 (54/35/7 danda) | 4:36 AM (Dec 19) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 4:36 AM (Dec 19) South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
- 1:22 PM – 2:41 PM
- Barabela
- 8:05 AM – 9:24 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:19 PM – 8:01 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:46 AM – 7:28 AM, 8:10 AM – 11:41 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:24 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:19 PM – 6:55 PM
- Nishita
- 11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (Dec 19)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Mokshada Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Dec 19, 10:31 AM – 10:17 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Dec 19, 10:31 AM – 10:17 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Dec 19 · পারণ on Dec 20, 6:47 AM – 10:18 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 of 30 in Poush
Month runs: Dec 17 – Jan 15
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.