Bengali Panjika — Monday, December 24, 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
8 Poush 1425
Monday, December 24, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 9 Poush 1425
- Hijri date
- 16 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
6:49 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: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Krishna paksha
Dwitiya tithi
Ends night 8/34/15 (34/22/54 danda) · 8:34 PM, then Tritiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwitiya | night 8/34/15 (34/22/54 danda) | 8:34 PM |
| Tritiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Punarvasu | night 10/21/49 (38/51/50 danda) | 10:21 PM |
| Pushya | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Brahma | day 9/13/48 (6/1/45 danda) | 9:13 AM |
| Indra | late night 6/11/34 (58/26/12 danda) | 6:11 AM (Dec 25) |
| Vaidhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 9/39/43 (7/6/33 danda) | 9:39 AM |
| Gara | night 8/34/15 (34/22/54 danda) | 8:34 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Karkata at 4:44 PM
- Yogini
- North, from 8:34 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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 – 9:27 AM
- Barabela
- 2:44 PM – 4:03 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:49 AM – 8:13 AM, 9:38 AM – 11:44 AM, 8:04 PM – 11:39 PM, 3:14 AM (Dec 25) – 4:08 AM (Dec 25)
- 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 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.