Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, December 25, 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
8 Poush 1426
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 10 Poush 1426
- Hijri date
- 27 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
6:49 AM
Almanac sunset
5:23 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
Chaturdashi tithi
Ends day 11/37/48 (12/0/55 danda) · 11:37 AM, then Amavasya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturdashi | day 11/37/48 (12/0/55 danda) | 11:37 AM |
| Amavasya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Jyeshtha | night 5/37/18 (26/59/41 danda) | 5:37 PM |
| Mula | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ganda | late night 1/0/57 (45/28/48 danda) | 1:00 AM (Dec 26) |
| Vriddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shakuni | day 11/37/48 (12/0/56 danda) | 11:37 AM |
| Chatushpada | night 11/15/45 (41/5/50 danda) | 11:15 PM |
| Naga | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 5:37 PM
- Yogini
- West, from 11:37 AM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Amavasya — ekoddishta; Amavasya — 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
- 9:27 AM – 10:47 AM
- Barabela
- 12:06 PM – 1:25 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 7:31 AM – 8:13 AM, 1:51 PM – 3:58 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:49 AM – 7:31 AM, 8:13 AM – 8:56 AM, 11:02 AM – 1:09 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:45 AM – 12:27 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:23 PM – 6:59 PM
- Nishita
- 11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Dec 26)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 8 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.