Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, December 25, 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

9 Poush 1431

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Bangla Academy date
10 Poush 1431
Hijri date
23 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

6:49 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 27 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Krishna paksha

Dashami tithi

Ends night 10/14/8 (38/30/54 danda) · 10:14 PM, then Ekadashi

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
Dashaminight 10/14/8 (38/30/54 danda)10:14 PM
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chitraday 3/56/45 (22/47/28 danda)3:56 PM
Swatiruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Atigandanight 10/53/44 (40/9/56 danda)10:53 PM
Sukarmanruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 9/9/1 (5/48/7 danda)9:09 AM
Vishtinight 10/14/8 (38/30/55 danda)10:14 PM
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
North, from 10:14 PM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
9:28 AM – 10:47 AM
Barabela
12:06 PM – 1:25 PM
Mahendra yoga
7:32 AM – 8:14 AM, 1:52 PM – 3:59 PM
Amrita yoga
6:49 AM – 7:32 AM, 8:14 AM – 8:56 AM, 11:03 AM – 1:10 PM
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 9 of 29 in Poush

Month runs: Dec 17 Jan 14

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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