Bengali Panjika — Sunday, December 24, 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
7 Poush 1430
Sunday, December 24, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 9 Poush 1430
- Hijri date
- 10 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
6:38 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:18 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends day 7/2/15 (0/33/9 danda) · 7:02 AM, then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | day 7/2/15 (0/33/9 danda) | 7:02 AM |
| Trayodashi | late night 6/8/36 (58/19/3 danda) | 6:08 AM (Dec 25) |
| Chaturdashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Krittika | night 10/18/39 (38/44/9 danda) | 10:18 PM |
| Rohini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddha | day 9/2/20 (5/33/21 danda) | 9:02 AM |
| Sadhya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 7/2/15 (0/33/9 danda) | 7:02 AM |
| Kaulava | night 6/32/9 (29/17/55 danda) | 6:32 PM |
| Taitila | late night 6/8/37 (58/19/3 danda) | 6:08 AM (Dec 25) |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- South-west, from 7:02 AM South
- 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
- 12:05 PM – 1:25 PM
- Barabela
- 10:46 AM – 12:05 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:58 PM – 4:40 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:31 AM – 9:37 AM, 12:26 PM – 3:15 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:26 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:22 PM – 6:58 PM
- Nishita
- 11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Dec 25)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Mokshada Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Dec 23 · Break the fast today 6:48 AM – 7:02 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Dec 23 · Break the fast today 6:48 AM – 7:02 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Dec 23 · Break the fast today 6:48 AM – 7:02 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 7 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.