Bengali Panjika — Thursday, December 24, 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
8 Poush 1433
Thursday, December 24, 2026
- Bangla Academy date
- 9 Poush 1433
- Hijri date
- 14 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
6:49 AM
Almanac sunset
5:22 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:38 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:18 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha
Purnima tithi
Ends day 8/25/30 (4/0/58 danda) · 8:25 AM, then Prathama
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Purnima | day 8/25/30 (4/0/58 danda) | 8:25 AM |
| Prathama | late night 6/4/29 (58/8/28 danda) | 6:04 AM (Dec 25) |
| Dwitiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ardra | late night 5/4/1 (55/37/16 danda) | 5:04 AM (Dec 25) |
| Punarvasu | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shukla | day 3/41/18 (22/10/29 danda) | 3:41 PM |
| Brahma | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 8/25/29 (4/0/58 danda) | 8:25 AM |
| Balava | night 7/15/23 (31/5/43 danda) | 7:15 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 6/4/29 (58/8/27 danda) | 6:04 AM (Dec 25) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- North-west, from 8:25 AM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — 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
- 2:44 PM – 4:03 PM
- Barabela
- 4:03 PM – 5:22 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:49 AM – 8:13 AM, 1:51 PM – 3:16 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:44 AM – 12:27 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:22 PM – 6:58 PM
- Nishita
- 11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Dec 25)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 8 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.