Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, December 17, 2024
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
1 Poush 1431
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Poush 1431
- Hijri date
- 15 Jumada al-Thani 1446
- Eras
- Shakabda 1946 · Samvat 2081
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
6:45 AM
Almanac sunset
5:19 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:34 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:15 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Krishna paksha
Dwitiya tithi
Ends day 12/52/57 (15/17/59 danda) · 12:52 PM, then Tritiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwitiya | day 12/52/57 (15/17/59 danda) | 12:52 PM |
| Tritiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Punarvasu | late night 3/30/59 (51/53/3 danda) | 3:30 AM (Dec 18) |
| Pushya | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Brahma | late night 12/22/22 (44/1/31 danda) | 12:22 AM (Dec 18) |
| Indra | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 12/52/57 (15/17/59 danda) | 12:52 PM |
| Vanija | late night 12/37/27 (44/39/13 danda) | 12:37 AM (Dec 18) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Karkata at 9:27 PM
- Yogini
- North, from 12:52 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwitiya, Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
- 1:21 PM – 2:41 PM
- Barabela
- 8:05 AM – 9:24 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:19 PM – 8:01 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:45 AM – 7:28 AM, 8:10 AM – 11:41 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:23 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:19 PM – 6:55 PM
- Nishita
- 11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (Dec 18)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 29 in Poush
Month runs: Dec 17 – Jan 14
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.