Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, December 19, 2023
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
2 Poush 1430
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Poush 1430
- Hijri date
- 5 Jumada al-Thani 1445
- Eras
- Shakabda 1945 · Samvat 2080
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
6:46 AM
Almanac sunset
5:20 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:35 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:15 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends day 4/26/10 (24/9/15 danda) · 4:26 PM, then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | day 4/26/10 (24/9/15 danda) | 4:26 PM |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Bhadrapada | late night 3/35/41 (52/3/4 danda) | 3:35 AM (Dec 20) |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddhi | night 10/39/17 (39/42/5 danda) | 10:39 PM |
| Vyatipata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 4/26/10 (24/9/15 danda) | 4:26 PM |
| Vishti | late night 3/16/17 (51/14/35 danda) | 3:16 AM (Dec 20) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Meena at 10:00 PM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 4:26 PM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Saptami — 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
- 1:22 PM – 2:41 PM
- Barabela
- 8:05 AM – 9:24 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:20 PM – 8:01 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:46 AM – 7:28 AM, 8:10 AM – 11:42 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:42 AM – 12:24 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:20 PM – 6:56 PM
- Nishita
- 11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (Dec 20)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 of 29 in Poush
Month runs: Dec 18 – 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.