Bengali Panjika — Monday, December 23, 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
6 Poush 1426
Monday, December 23, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Poush 1426
- Hijri date
- 25 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
6:48 AM
Almanac sunset
5:22 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
Dwadashi tithi
Ends day 2/9/21 (18/22/9 danda) · 2:09 PM, then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | day 2/9/21 (18/22/9 danda) | 2:09 PM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishakha | night 6/41/33 (29/42/39 danda) | 6:41 PM |
| Anuradha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | day 7/36/18 (1/59/32 danda) | 7:36 AM |
| Dhriti | late night 5/5/43 (55/43/5 danda) | 5:05 AM (Dec 24) |
| Shula | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 2/9/21 (18/22/9 danda) | 2:09 PM |
| Gara | late night 1/22/31 (46/25/5 danda) | 1:22 AM (Dec 24) |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrischika at 12:56 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 2:09 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 8:07 AM – 9:26 AM
- Barabela
- 2:43 PM – 4:02 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:48 AM – 8:12 AM, 9:37 AM – 11:44 AM, 8:03 PM – 11:38 PM, 3:13 AM (Dec 24) – 4:07 AM (Dec 24)
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:26 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:22 PM – 6:58 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Dec 24)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Saphala Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Dec 22 · Break the fast today 6:48 AM – 10:19 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Dec 22 · Break the fast today 6:48 AM – 10:19 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Dec 22 · Break the fast today 6:48 AM – 10:19 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.