Bengali Panjika — Monday, December 20, 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
4 Poush 1428
Monday, December 20, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Poush 1428
- Hijri date
- 15 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
6:47 AM
Almanac sunset
5:20 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:16 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Krishna paksha
Prathama tithi
Ends day 11/37/46 (12/6/21 danda) · 11:37 AM, then Dwitiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prathama | day 11/37/46 (12/6/21 danda) | 11:37 AM |
| Dwitiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ardra | night 7/30/9 (31/47/18 danda) | 7:30 PM |
| Punarvasu | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shukla | day 11/32/8 (11/52/15 danda) | 11:32 AM |
| Brahma | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 11/37/46 (12/6/21 danda) | 11:37 AM |
| Taitila | late night 12/35/53 (44/31/39 danda) | 12:35 AM (Dec 21) |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- East, from 11:37 AM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
- 8:06 AM – 9:25 AM
- Barabela
- 2:42 PM – 4:01 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:47 AM – 8:11 AM, 9:36 AM – 11:42 AM, 8:02 PM – 11:37 PM, 3:12 AM (Dec 21) – 4:06 AM (Dec 21)
- Kutapa
- 11:42 AM – 12:25 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:20 PM – 6:56 PM
- Nishita
- 11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Dec 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.