Bengali Panjika — Saturday, December 22, 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
6 Poush 1425
Saturday, December 22, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Poush 1425
- Hijri date
- 14 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
6:48 AM
Almanac sunset
5:21 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:37 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:17 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha
Purnima tithi
Ends late night 12/36/22 (44/30/35 danda) · 12:36 AM (Dec 23), then Prathama
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Purnima | late night 12/36/22 (44/30/35 danda) | 12:36 AM (Dec 23) |
| Prathama | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Mrigashira | late night 1/4/24 (45/40/41 danda) | 1:04 AM (Dec 23) |
| Ardra | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shubha | day 2/47/4 (19/57/21 danda) | 2:47 PM |
| Shukla | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 1/27/14 (16/37/45 danda) | 1:27 PM |
| Bava | late night 12/36/22 (44/30/35 danda) | 12:36 AM (Dec 23) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Mithuna at 1:35 PM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 12:36 AM (Dec 23) East
- Shraddha tithi
- Purnima — ekoddishta; Purnima — 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
- 6:48 AM – 8:07 AM, 4:02 PM – 5:21 PM
- Barabela
- 1:24 PM – 2:43 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:13 AM (Dec 23) – 4:07 AM (Dec 23)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:48 AM – 7:30 AM, 8:12 AM – 10:19 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:43 AM – 12:26 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:21 PM – 6:57 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Dec 23)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.