Bengali Panjika — Thursday, December 18, 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
2 Poush 1432
Thursday, December 18, 2025
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Poush 1432
- Hijri date
- 26 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
6:46 AM
Almanac sunset
5:20 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:35 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
Chaturdashi tithi
Ends late night 5/10/26 (56/0/38 danda) · 5:10 AM (Dec 19), then Amavasya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturdashi | late night 5/10/26 (56/0/38 danda) | 5:10 AM (Dec 19) |
| Amavasya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Anuradha | night 9/8/47 (35/56/31 danda) | 9:08 PM |
| Jyeshtha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhriti | day 4/49/18 (25/7/48 danda) | 4:49 PM |
| Shula | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 4/5/38 (23/18/37 danda) | 4:05 PM |
| Shakuni | late night 5/10/26 (56/0/38 danda) | 5:10 AM (Dec 19) |
| Chatushpada | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- West, from 5:10 AM (Dec 19) North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
- 2:41 PM – 4:00 PM
- Barabela
- 4:00 PM – 5:20 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:46 AM – 8:10 AM, 1:48 PM – 3:13 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:24 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:20 PM – 6:56 PM
- Nishita
- 11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (Dec 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 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.