Bengali Panjika — Thursday, December 20, 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
4 Poush 1425
Thursday, December 20, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Poush 1425
- Hijri date
- 12 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
6:47 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: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha
Trayodashi tithi
Ends late night 3/27/19 (51/40/30 danda) · 3:27 AM (Dec 21), then Chaturdashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trayodashi | late night 3/27/19 (51/40/30 danda) | 3:27 AM (Dec 21) |
| Chaturdashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Krittika | late night 2/37/20 (49/35/34 danda) | 2:37 AM (Dec 21) |
| Rohini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddha | night 7/18/7 (31/17/31 danda) | 7:18 PM |
| Sadhya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 3/55/11 (22/50/11 danda) | 3:55 PM |
| Taitila | late night 3/27/19 (51/40/30 danda) | 3:27 AM (Dec 21) |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrisha at 8:47 AM
- Yogini
- South, from 3:27 AM (Dec 21) West
- Shraddha tithi
- Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 2:42 PM – 4:01 PM
- Barabela
- 4:01 PM – 5:20 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:47 AM – 8:11 AM, 1:49 PM – 3:14 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:42 AM – 12:25 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:20 PM – 6:56 PM
- Nishita
- 11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Dec 21)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Mokshada Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Dec 18 · পারণ on Dec 19, 10:31 AM – 10:17 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Dec 18 · পারণ on Dec 19, 10:31 AM – 10:17 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Dec 19 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 10:18 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.