Bengali Panjika — Monday, December 21, 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
5 Poush 1433
Monday, December 21, 2026
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Poush 1433
- Hijri date
- 11 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
5:21 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
Dwadashi tithi
Ends day 2/36/36 (19/32/22 danda) · 2:36 PM, then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | day 2/36/36 (19/32/22 danda) | 2:36 PM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bharani | day 10/48/15 (10/1/29 danda) | 10:48 AM |
| Krittika | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddha | late night 12/36/31 (44/32/10 danda) | 12:36 AM (Dec 22) |
| Sadhya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 2/36/36 (19/32/22 danda) | 2:36 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 1/43/10 (47/18/48 danda) | 1:43 AM (Dec 22) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Vrisha at 4:32 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 2:36 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi, 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
- 8:06 AM – 9:26 AM
- Barabela
- 2:42 PM – 4:02 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:47 AM – 8:12 AM, 9:36 AM – 11:43 AM, 8:02 PM – 11:37 PM, 3:12 AM (Dec 22) – 4:06 AM (Dec 22)
- Kutapa
- 11:43 AM – 12:25 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:21 PM – 6:57 PM
- Nishita
- 11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Dec 22)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Mokshada Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Dec 20 · Break the fast today 6:47 AM – 10:18 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Dec 20 · Break the fast today 6:47 AM – 10:18 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Dec 20 · Break the fast today 6:47 AM – 10:18 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 5 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.