Bengali Panjika — Friday, December 17, 2021
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
1 Poush 1428
Friday, December 17, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Poush 1428
- Hijri date
- 12 Jumada al-Awwal 1443
- Eras
- Shakabda 1943 · Samvat 2078
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
6:45 AM
Almanac sunset
5:19 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:34 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:15 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha
Chaturdashi tithi
runs the whole day
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 | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Krittika | day 11/48/54 (12/38/14 danda) | 11:48 AM |
| Rohini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddha | day 10/2/41 (8/12/43 danda) | 10:02 AM |
| Sadhya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | night 6/15/32 (28/44/50 danda) | 6:15 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- West
- Shraddha tithi
- 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
- 10:43 AM – 12:02 PM
- Barabela
- 9:24 AM – 10:43 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:45 AM – 7:27 AM, 8:10 AM – 10:16 AM, 12:23 PM – 3:12 PM, 3:55 PM – 5:19 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:23 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:19 PM – 6:55 PM
- Nishita
- 11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (Dec 18)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 29 in Poush
Month runs: Dec 17 – Jan 14
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.