Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, December 17, 2025
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 1432
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Poush 1432
- Hijri date
- 25 Jumada al-Thani 1447
- Eras
- Shakabda 1947 · Samvat 2082
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
Trayodashi tithi
Ends late night 2/59/27 (50/34/34 danda) · 2:59 AM (Dec 18), then Chaturdashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trayodashi | late night 2/59/27 (50/34/34 danda) | 2:59 AM (Dec 18) |
| Chaturdashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishakha | night 6/31/1 (29/23/28 danda) | 6:31 PM |
| Anuradha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | day 4/16/45 (23/47/48 danda) | 4:16 PM |
| Dhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 1/54/11 (17/51/25 danda) | 1:54 PM |
| Vanija | late night 2/59/27 (50/34/34 danda) | 2:59 AM (Dec 18) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrischika at 11:52 AM
- Yogini
- South, from 2:59 AM (Dec 18) West
- Shraddha tithi
- Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 9:24 AM – 10:43 AM
- Barabela
- 12:02 PM – 1:21 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 7:27 AM – 8:10 AM, 1:48 PM – 3:55 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:45 AM – 7:27 AM, 8:10 AM – 8:52 AM, 10:59 AM – 1:06 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:23 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:19 PM – 6:55 PM
- Nishita
- 11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (Dec 18)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Saphala Ekadashi(Pakshavardhini Mahadwadashi)
- Smarta
- Fast on Dec 15 · পারণ on Dec 16, 6:45 AM – 10:16 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Dec 16 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 10:16 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Dec 16 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 10:16 AM
Pakshavardhini Mahadwadashi: the fast moves to the Dwadashi day
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.