Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, December 26, 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

9 Poush 1430

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Bangla Academy date
11 Poush 1430
Hijri date
12 Jumada al-Thani 1445
Eras
Shakabda 1945 · Samvat 2080
Purnima

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

5:19 PM

Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 26 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha

Purnima tithi

Ends late night 5/48/16 (57/25/58 danda) · 5:48 AM (Dec 27), then Prathama

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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purnimalate night 5/48/16 (57/25/58 danda)5:48 AM (Dec 27)
Prathamaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Mrigashiranight 10/50/25 (40/1/21 danda)10:50 PM
Ardraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shuklalate night 4/23/33 (53/54/10 danda)4:23 AM (Dec 27)
Brahmaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtinight 5/42/3 (27/10/24 danda)5:42 PM
Bavalate night 5/48/16 (57/25/58 danda)5:48 AM (Dec 27)
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Mithuna at 10:31 AM
Yogini
North-west, from 5:48 AM (Dec 27) East
Shraddha tithi
Purnima — ekoddishta; Purnima — 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
1:26 PM – 2:45 PM
Barabela
8:09 AM – 9:28 AM
Mahendra yoga
5:23 PM – 8:05 PM
Amrita yoga
6:49 AM – 7:32 AM, 8:14 AM – 11:45 AM
Kutapa
11:45 AM – 12:27 PM
Pradosha
5:23 PM – 6:59 PM
Nishita
11:43 PM – 12:31 AM (Dec 27)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 9 of 29 in Poush

Month runs: Dec 18 Jan 15

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta school used by printed Bengali almanacs. They can differ from modern astronomical values by minutes, and occasionally by a day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

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.

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