Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, December 24, 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

7 Poush 1426

Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Bangla Academy date
9 Poush 1426
Hijri date
26 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

6:38 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

Trayodashi tithi

Ends day 12/41/38 (14/41/41 danda) · 12:41 PM, then Chaturdashi

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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Trayodashiday 12/41/38 (14/41/41 danda)12:41 PM
Chaturdashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Anuradhanight 5/57/31 (27/51/23 danda)5:57 PM
Jyeshtharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shulalate night 2/53/10 (50/10/30 danda)2:53 AM (Dec 25)
Gandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 12/41/38 (14/41/41 danda)12:41 PM
Vishtilate night 12/6/27 (43/13/42 danda)12:06 AM (Dec 25)
Shakuniruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
Yogini
South, from 12:41 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Trayodashi, Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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 – 9:27 AM
Mahendra yoga
5:22 PM – 8:04 PM
Amrita yoga
6:48 AM – 7:31 AM, 8:13 AM – 11:44 AM
Kutapa
11:44 AM – 12:26 PM
Pradosha
5:22 PM – 6:58 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Dec 25)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 7 of 29 in Poush

Month runs: Dec 18 Jan 15

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta school used by printed Bengali almanacs. They can differ from modern astronomical values by minutes, and occasionally by a day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

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.

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