Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, December 18, 2019
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
1 Poush 1426
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Poush 1426
- Hijri date
- 20 Rabi' al-Thani 1441
- Eras
- Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076
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
6:45 AM
Almanac sunset
5:19 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:34 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:15 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Krishna paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends late night 12/53/59 (45/20/17 danda) · 12:53 AM (Dec 19), then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | late night 12/53/59 (45/20/17 danda) | 12:53 AM (Dec 19) |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Phalguni | late night 1/55/40 (47/54/29 danda) | 1:55 AM (Dec 19) |
| Uttara Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Priti | night 10/38/49 (39/42/22 danda) | 10:38 PM |
| Ayushman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 2/3/40 (18/14/30 danda) | 2:03 PM |
| Bava | late night 12/53/59 (45/20/17 danda) | 12:53 AM (Dec 19) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana
- Yogini
- North-west, from 12:53 AM (Dec 19) North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
- 9:24 AM – 10:43 AM
- Barabela
- 12:02 PM – 1:22 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 7:28 AM – 8:10 AM, 1:48 PM – 3:55 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:45 AM – 7:28 AM, 8:10 AM – 8:52 AM, 10:59 AM – 1:06 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:23 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:19 PM – 6:55 PM
- Nishita
- 11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (Dec 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 29 in Poush
Month runs: Dec 18 – 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.