Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, December 25, 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
9 Poush 1425
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 10 Poush 1425
- Hijri date
- 17 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
5:23 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
Tritiya tithi
Ends night 6/17/33 (28/40/2 danda) · 6:17 PM, then Chaturthi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tritiya | night 6/17/33 (28/40/2 danda) | 6:17 PM |
| Chaturthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Pushya | night 8/45/37 (34/50/10 danda) | 8:45 PM |
| Ashlesha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vaidhriti | late night 3/4/0 (50/36/9 danda) | 3:04 AM (Dec 26) |
| Vishkambha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 7/26/58 (1/33/34 danda) | 7:26 AM |
| Vishti | night 6/17/34 (28/40/2 danda) | 6:17 PM |
| Bava | late night 5/7/3 (55/43/47 danda) | 5:07 AM (Dec 26) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 6:17 PM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
- 1:25 PM – 2:44 PM
- Barabela
- 8:08 AM – 9:28 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:23 PM – 8:04 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:49 AM – 7:31 AM, 8:14 AM – 11:45 AM
- 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 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.