Bengali Panjika — Saturday, December 24, 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
8 Poush 1429
Saturday, December 24, 2022
- Bangla Academy date
- 9 Poush 1429
- Hijri date
- 29 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
6:49 AM
Almanac sunset
5:22 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:38 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:18 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Shukla paksha
Prathama tithi
Ends day 2/30/25 (19/13/20 danda) · 2:30 PM, 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 2/30/25 (19/13/20 danda) | 2:30 PM |
| Dwitiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Ashadha | late night 1/44/31 (47/18/36 danda) | 1:44 AM (Dec 25) |
| Uttara Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vriddhi | day 12/29/46 (14/11/44 danda) | 12:29 PM |
| Dhruva | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 2/30/25 (19/13/20 danda) | 2:30 PM |
| Balava | late night 1/21/25 (46/20/50 danda) | 1:21 AM (Dec 25) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana
- Yogini
- East, from 2:30 PM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama, 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
- 6:49 AM – 8:08 AM, 4:03 PM – 5:22 PM
- Barabela
- 1:25 PM – 2:44 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:14 AM (Dec 25) – 4:08 AM (Dec 25)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:49 AM – 7:31 AM, 8:13 AM – 10:20 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:27 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:22 PM – 6:58 PM
- Nishita
- 11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Dec 25)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 8 of 30 in Poush
Month runs: Dec 17 – Jan 15
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.