Bengali Panjika — Sunday, December 22, 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
5 Poush 1426
Sunday, December 22, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Poush 1426
- Hijri date
- 24 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
6:47 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: Pausha · Krishna paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends day 3/56/26 (22/51/6 danda) · 3:56 PM, then Dwadashi
Saphala Ekadashi — fasting day
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | day 3/56/26 (22/51/6 danda) | 3:56 PM |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Swati | night 7/45/43 (32/24/20 danda) | 7:45 PM |
| Vishakha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Atiganda | day 10/20/57 (8/52/24 danda) | 10:20 AM |
| Sukarman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 3/56/26 (22/51/6 danda) | 3:56 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 3/0/29 (50/31/15 danda) | 3:00 AM (Dec 23) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 3:56 PM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — ekoddishta
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
- 12:04 PM – 1:24 PM
- Barabela
- 10:45 AM – 12:04 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:57 PM – 4:39 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:30 AM – 9:36 AM, 12:25 PM – 3:14 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:43 AM – 12:25 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:21 PM – 6:57 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Dec 23)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Saphala Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Dec 23, 6:48 AM – 10:19 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Dec 23, 6:48 AM – 10:19 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Dec 23, 6:48 AM – 10:19 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 5 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.