Bengali Panjika — Saturday, December 19, 2026
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
3 Poush 1433
Saturday, December 19, 2026
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Poush 1433
- Hijri date
- 9 Rajab 1448
- Eras
- Shakabda 1948 · Samvat 2083
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: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha
Dashami tithi
Ends day 5/17/46 (26/17/54 danda) · 5:17 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dashami | day 5/17/46 (26/17/54 danda) | 5:17 PM |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Revati | day 12/3/29 (13/12/11 danda) | 12:03 PM |
| Ashwini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Variyana | day 7/32/26 (1/54/35 danda) | 7:32 AM |
| Parigha | late night 5/32/3 (56/53/38 danda) | 5:32 AM (Dec 20) |
| Shiva | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 5/17/46 (26/17/54 danda) | 5:17 PM |
| Vanija | late night 4/46/15 (54/59/7 danda) | 4:46 AM (Dec 20) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 12:03 PM
- Yogini
- North, from 5:17 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dashami — ekoddishta
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
- 6:46 AM – 8:05 AM, 4:01 PM – 5:20 PM
- Barabela
- 1:22 PM – 2:41 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:12 AM (Dec 20) – 4:05 AM (Dec 20)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:46 AM – 7:28 AM, 8:11 AM – 10:17 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:42 AM – 12:24 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:20 PM – 6:56 PM
- Nishita
- 11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (Dec 20)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 of 30 in Poush
Month runs: Dec 17 – Jan 15
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.