Bengali Panjika — Thursday, December 26, 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

9 Poush 1426

Thursday, December 26, 2019

Bangla Academy date
11 Poush 1426
Hijri date
28 Rabi' al-Thani 1441
Eras
Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076
Amavasya

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

5:19 PM

Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 26 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Krishna paksha

Amavasya tithi

Ends day 11/1/16 (10/28/31 danda) · 11:01 AM, then Prathama

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
Amavasyaday 11/1/16 (10/28/31 danda)11:01 AM
Prathamaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Mulanight 5/44/34 (27/16/45 danda)5:44 PM
Purva Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vriddhinight 11/31/19 (41/43/37 danda)11:31 PM
Dhruvaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Nagaday 11/1/16 (10/28/31 danda)11:01 AM
Kimstughnanight 10/53/40 (40/9/30 danda)10:53 PM
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
North-east, from 11:01 AM East
Shraddha tithi
Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — 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
2:45 PM – 4:04 PM
Barabela
4:04 PM – 5:23 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:49 AM – 8:14 AM, 1:52 PM – 3:17 PM
Kutapa
11:45 AM – 12:27 PM
Pradosha
5:23 PM – 6:59 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:31 AM (Dec 27)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 9 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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