Bengali Panjika — Saturday, December 26, 2020

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

10 Poush 1427

Saturday, December 26, 2020

Bangla Academy date
11 Poush 1427
Hijri date
10 Jumada al-Awwal 1442
Eras
Shakabda 1942 · Samvat 2077

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

6:50 AM

Almanac sunset

5:24 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:39 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:19 PM

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

Tithi

Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha

Dwadashi tithi

Ends late night 4/41/58 (54/39/24 danda) · 4:41 AM (Dec 27), 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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dwadashilate night 4/41/58 (54/39/24 danda)4:41 AM (Dec 27)
Trayodashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bharaniday 11/48/37 (12/26/4 danda)11:48 AM
Krittikaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Siddhaday 5/7/58 (25/44/25 danda)5:07 PM
Sadhyaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 3/39/41 (22/3/43 danda)3:39 PM
Balavalate night 4/41/58 (54/39/24 danda)4:41 AM (Dec 27)
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Vrisha at 6:27 PM
Yogini
South-west, from 4:41 AM (Dec 27) South
Shraddha tithi
Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
6:50 AM – 8:09 AM, 4:04 PM – 5:24 PM
Barabela
1:26 PM – 2:45 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:15 AM (Dec 27) – 4:09 AM (Dec 27)
Amrita yoga
6:50 AM – 7:32 AM, 8:14 AM – 10:21 AM
Kutapa
11:46 AM – 12:28 PM
Pradosha
5:24 PM – 7:00 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:31 AM (Dec 27)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Mokshada Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on Dec 25 · Break the fast today 9:06 AM – 10:21 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on Dec 25 · Break the fast today 9:06 AM – 10:21 AM
Nimbarka
Fast today · পারণ on Dec 27, 6:50 AM – 10:22 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 10 of 29 in Poush

Month runs: Dec 17 Jan 14

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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