Bengali Panjika — Saturday, December 17, 2022

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 1429

Saturday, December 17, 2022

Bangla Academy date
2 Poush 1429
Hijri date
22 Jumada al-Awwal 1444
Eras
Shakabda 1944 · Samvat 2079

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: Pausha · Krishna paksha

Navami tithi

Ends night 11/22/2 (41/31/27 danda) · 11:22 PM, then Dashami

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
Navaminight 11/22/2 (41/31/27 danda)11:22 PM
Dashamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Hastaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Saubhagyalate night 4/25/52 (54/11/1 danda)4:25 AM (Dec 18)
Shobhanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 11/11/24 (11/4/52 danda)11:11 AM
Garanight 11/22/2 (41/31/28 danda)11:22 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
Yogini
East, from 11:22 PM North
Shraddha tithi
Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
6:45 AM – 8:04 AM, 4:00 PM – 5:19 PM
Barabela
1:21 PM – 2:40 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:10 AM (Dec 18) – 4:04 AM (Dec 18)
Amrita yoga
6:45 AM – 7:27 AM, 8:09 AM – 10:16 AM
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 30 in Poush

Month runs: Dec 17 Jan 15

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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