Bengali Panjika — Monday, December 25, 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
8 Poush 1430
Monday, December 25, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 10 Poush 1430
- Hijri date
- 11 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
6:49 AM
Almanac sunset
5:23 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
Chaturdashi tithi
Ends late night 5/43/5 (57/14/7 danda) · 5:43 AM (Dec 26), then Purnima
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturdashi | late night 5/43/5 (57/14/7 danda) | 5:43 AM (Dec 26) |
| Purnima | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Rohini | night 10/20/3 (38/46/31 danda) | 10:20 PM |
| Mrigashira | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sadhya | day 7/7/5 (0/44/5 danda) | 7:07 AM |
| Shubha | late night 5/33/24 (56/49/52 danda) | 5:33 AM (Dec 26) |
| Shukla | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | night 5/52/13 (27/36/55 danda) | 5:52 PM |
| Vanija | late night 5/43/6 (57/14/7 danda) | 5:43 AM (Dec 26) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- West, from 5:43 AM (Dec 26) North-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
- 8:08 AM – 9:27 AM
- Barabela
- 2:44 PM – 4:04 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:49 AM – 8:13 AM, 9:38 AM – 11:45 AM, 8:04 PM – 11:39 PM, 3:14 AM (Dec 26) – 4:08 AM (Dec 26)
- Kutapa
- 11:45 AM – 12:27 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:23 PM – 6:59 PM
- Nishita
- 11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Dec 26)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 8 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.