Bengali Panjika — Monday, December 23, 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
7 Poush 1431
Monday, December 23, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Poush 1431
- Hijri date
- 21 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
6:48 AM
Almanac sunset
5:22 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:37 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:18 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Krishna paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends night 5/54/14 (27/43/25 danda) · 5:54 PM, then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | night 5/54/14 (27/43/25 danda) | 5:54 PM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Phalguni | day 10/46/45 (9/54/44 danda) | 10:46 AM |
| Hasta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Saubhagya | night 9/51/3 (37/35/29 danda) | 9:51 PM |
| Shobhana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | night 5/54/14 (27/43/26 danda) | 5:54 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 5:54 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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 – 4:03 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:48 AM – 8:13 AM, 9:37 AM – 11:44 AM, 8:03 PM – 11:39 PM, 3:14 AM (Dec 24) – 4:07 AM (Dec 24)
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:26 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:22 PM – 6:58 PM
- Nishita
- 11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Dec 24)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 7 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.