Bengali Panjika — Saturday, December 23, 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
6 Poush 1430
Saturday, December 23, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Poush 1430
- Hijri date
- 9 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
6:48 AM
Almanac sunset
5:22 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:37 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:17 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends day 8/21/12 (3/51/43 danda) · 8:21 AM, then Dwadashi
Mokshada Ekadashi — fasting day
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | day 8/21/12 (3/51/43 danda) | 8:21 AM |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bharani | night 10/43/40 (39/47/52 danda) | 10:43 PM |
| Krittika | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shiva | day 11/17/37 (11/12/46 danda) | 11:17 AM |
| Siddha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 8/21/12 (3/51/44 danda) | 8:21 AM |
| Bava | night 7/38/48 (32/5/42 danda) | 7:38 PM |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Vrisha at 4:35 AM (Dec 24)
- Yogini
- South-east, from 8:21 AM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
- 6:48 AM – 8:07 AM, 4:02 PM – 5:22 PM
- Barabela
- 1:24 PM – 2:43 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:13 AM (Dec 24) – 4:07 AM (Dec 24)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:48 AM – 7:30 AM, 8:13 AM – 10:19 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:26 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:22 PM – 6:58 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Dec 24)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Mokshada Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Dec 24, 6:48 AM – 7:02 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Dec 24, 6:48 AM – 7:02 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Dec 24, 6:48 AM – 7:02 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.