Bengali Panjika — Saturday, December 25, 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

9 Poush 1428

Saturday, December 25, 2021

Bangla Academy date
10 Poush 1428
Hijri date
20 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

6:49 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 27 min

Tithi

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

Shashthi tithi

Ends day 4/34/50 (24/22/58 danda) · 4:34 PM, then Saptami

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
Shashthiday 4/34/50 (24/22/58 danda)4:34 PM
Saptamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Phalgunilate night 2/15/3 (48/33/32 danda)2:15 AM (Dec 26)
Uttara Phalguniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Pritiday 9/43/52 (7/15/34 danda)9:43 AM
Ayushmanruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 4/34/50 (24/22/58 danda)4:34 PM
Vishtilate night 4/23/45 (53/55/16 danda)4:23 AM (Dec 26)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana
Yogini
West, from 4:34 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Shashthi — ekoddishta

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
6:49 AM – 8:08 AM, 4:04 PM – 5:23 PM
Barabela
1:25 PM – 2:45 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:14 AM (Dec 26) – 4:08 AM (Dec 26)
Amrita yoga
6:49 AM – 7:31 AM, 8:14 AM – 10:20 AM
Kutapa
11:45 AM – 12:27 PM
Pradosha
5:23 PM – 6:59 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Dec 26)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 9 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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