Bengali Panjika — Friday, December 20, 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
3 Poush 1426
Friday, December 20, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Poush 1426
- Hijri date
- 22 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
6:46 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: Pausha · Krishna paksha
Navami tithi
Ends night 8/12/29 (33/33/49 danda) · 8:12 PM, then Dashami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navami | night 8/12/29 (33/33/49 danda) | 8:12 PM |
| Dashami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Hasta | night 10/37/11 (39/35/34 danda) | 10:37 PM |
| Chitra | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Saubhagya | day 4/21/4 (23/55/17 danda) | 4:21 PM |
| Shobhana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 9/22/10 (6/28/0 danda) | 9:22 AM |
| Gara | night 8/12/29 (33/33/49 danda) | 8:12 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- East, from 8:12 PM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
- 10:44 AM – 12:03 PM
- Barabela
- 9:25 AM – 10:44 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:46 AM – 7:29 AM, 8:11 AM – 10:18 AM, 12:24 PM – 3:13 PM, 3:56 PM – 5:20 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:42 AM – 12:24 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:20 PM – 6:56 PM
- Nishita
- 11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Dec 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 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.