Bengali Panjika — Saturday, December 18, 2027

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

1 Poush 1434

Saturday, December 18, 2027

Bangla Academy date
3 Poush 1434
Hijri date
19 Rajab 1449
Eras
Shakabda 1949 · Samvat 2084

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

6:45 AM

Almanac sunset

5:19 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

Panchami tithi

Ends day 12/41/11 (14/48/11 danda) · 12:41 PM, then Shashthi

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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Panchamiday 12/41/11 (14/48/11 danda)12:41 PM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ashleshaday 10/14/23 (8/41/13 danda)10:14 AM
Magharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vaidhritiday 8/7/8 (3/23/4 danda)8:07 AM
Vishkambhalate night 4/57/37 (55/29/17 danda)4:57 AM (Dec 19)
Pritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 12/41/11 (14/48/11 danda)12:41 PM
Garanight 11/30/13 (41/50/47 danda)11:30 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Simha at 10:14 AM
Yogini
South, from 12:41 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Panchami, Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
6:45 AM – 8:05 AM, 4:00 PM – 5:19 PM
Barabela
1:22 PM – 2:41 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:11 AM (Dec 19) – 4:05 AM (Dec 19)
Amrita yoga
6:45 AM – 7:28 AM, 8:10 AM – 10:17 AM
Kutapa
11:41 AM – 12:23 PM
Pradosha
5:19 PM – 6:55 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (Dec 19)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 1 of 29 in Poush

Month runs: Dec 18 Jan 15

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta school used by printed Bengali almanacs. They can differ from modern astronomical values by minutes, and occasionally by a day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

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.

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