Bengali Panjika — Sunday, December 17, 2028

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 1435

Sunday, December 17, 2028

Bangla Academy date
2 Poush 1435
Hijri date
29 Rajab 1450
Eras
Shakabda 1950 · Samvat 2085

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

6:34 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

Prathama tithi

Ends day 7/28/50 (1/47/37 danda) · 7:28 AM, then Dwitiya

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
Prathamaday 7/28/50 (1/47/37 danda)7:28 AM
Dwitiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Muladay 8/7/50 (3/25/7 danda)8:07 AM
Purva Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vriddhilate night 5/2/26 (55/41/36 danda)5:02 AM (Dec 18)
Dhruvaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 7/28/50 (1/47/37 danda)7:28 AM
Balavanight 7/19/20 (31/23/52 danda)7:19 PM
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
East, from 7:28 AM North
Shraddha tithi
Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
12:02 PM – 1:22 PM
Barabela
10:43 AM – 12:02 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:55 PM – 4:37 PM
Amrita yoga
7:28 AM – 9:34 AM, 12:23 PM – 3:12 PM
Kutapa
11:41 AM – 12:23 PM
Pradosha
5:19 PM – 6:55 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (Dec 18)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 1 of 29 in Poush

Month runs: Dec 17 Jan 14

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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