Bengali Panjika — Saturday, December 18, 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
2 Poush 1428
Saturday, December 18, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Poush 1428
- Hijri date
- 13 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
6:46 AM
Almanac sunset
5:20 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:35 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
Ends day 7/19/46 (1/24/1 danda) · 7:19 AM, then Purnima
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 7/19/46 (1/24/1 danda) | 7:19 AM |
| Purnima | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Rohini | day 2/23/10 (19/2/32 danda) | 2:23 PM |
| Mrigashira | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sadhya | day 10/31/31 (9/23/23 danda) | 10:31 AM |
| Shubha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 7/19/46 (1/24/1 danda) | 7:19 AM |
| Vishti | night 8/25/22 (34/8/1 danda) | 8:25 PM |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Mithuna at 3:42 AM (Dec 19)
- Yogini
- West, from 7:19 AM North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Purnima — ekoddishta; Purnima — 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
- 6:46 AM – 8:05 AM, 4:00 PM – 5:20 PM
- Barabela
- 1:22 PM – 2:41 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:11 AM (Dec 19) – 4:05 AM (Dec 19)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:46 AM – 7:28 AM, 8:10 AM – 10:17 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:24 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:20 PM – 6:56 PM
- Nishita
- 11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (Dec 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 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.