Bengali Panjika — Sunday, December 20, 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
4 Poush 1433
Sunday, December 20, 2026
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Poush 1433
- Hijri date
- 10 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
6:47 AM
Almanac sunset
5:20 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:36 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:16 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha
Ekadashi tithi
Ends day 4/8/49 (23/24/12 danda) · 4:08 PM, then Dwadashi
Mokshada Ekadashi — fasting day
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | day 4/8/49 (23/24/12 danda) | 4:08 PM |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini | day 11/37/29 (12/5/51 danda) | 11:37 AM |
| Bharani | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shiva | late night 3/12/31 (51/3/28 danda) | 3:12 AM (Dec 21) |
| Siddha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 4/8/49 (23/24/12 danda) | 4:08 PM |
| Bava | late night 3/25/3 (51/34/46 danda) | 3:25 AM (Dec 21) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 4:08 PM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — 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
- 12:03 PM – 1:23 PM
- Barabela
- 10:44 AM – 12:03 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:56 PM – 4:38 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:29 AM – 9:36 AM, 12:25 PM – 3:14 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:42 AM – 12:25 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:20 PM – 6:56 PM
- Nishita
- 11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Dec 21)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Mokshada Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Dec 21, 6:47 AM – 10:18 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Dec 21, 6:47 AM – 10:18 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Dec 21, 6:47 AM – 10:18 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.