Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, December 21, 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

5 Poush 1429

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Bangla Academy date
6 Poush 1429
Hijri date
26 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

6:47 AM

Almanac sunset

5:21 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

Trayodashi tithi

Ends night 8/26/22 (34/6/53 danda) · 8:26 PM, then Chaturdashi

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
Trayodashinight 8/26/22 (34/6/53 danda)8:26 PM
Chaturdashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishakhaday 6/50/17 (0/6/40 danda)6:50 AM
Anuradhalate night 5/56/26 (57/52/2 danda)5:56 AM (Dec 22)
Jyeshtharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhritinight 9/0/10 (35/31/23 danda)9:00 PM
Shularuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 9/11/3 (5/58/35 danda)9:11 AM
Vanijanight 8/26/22 (34/6/53 danda)8:26 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South, from 8:26 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
9:26 AM – 10:45 AM
Barabela
12:04 PM – 1:23 PM
Mahendra yoga
7:29 AM – 8:12 AM, 1:50 PM – 3:56 PM
Amrita yoga
6:47 AM – 7:29 AM, 8:12 AM – 8:54 AM, 11:01 AM – 1:07 PM
Kutapa
11:43 AM – 12:25 PM
Pradosha
5:21 PM – 6:57 PM
Nishita
11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Dec 22)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 5 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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